and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope:

忍耐生老练，老练生盼望；

忍耐生老练，老练生盼望，

忍耐生老练，老练生盼望，

忍耐生品格，品格生盼望。

忍耐产生毅力，毅力产生盼望；

忍耐生出品德，品德生出盼望，

忍耐生老練，老練生盼望；

忍耐生老練，老練生盼望，

忍耐生老練，老練生盼望，

忍耐生品格，品格生盼望。

忍耐產生毅力，毅力產生盼望；

堅忍能生出老練，老練能生出盼望；

忍耐生出品德，品德生出盼望，

強忍生練達、練達生希望、

強忍生練達、練達生希望、

忍耐生練達、練達生希望、

堅忍所以致純熟、純熟則有望、

perseverance, character; and character, hope.

The strength to go on produces character. Character produces hope.

and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,

And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.

endurance produces proven character, and proven character produces hope.

and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope;

and perseverance, character; and character, hope.

and stedfastness, approvedness; and approvedness, hope:

endurance produces proven character, and proven character produces hope.

And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

and endurance, character, and character, hope.

Blessed is a person who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.

But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

At my first defense, no one came to help me, but all left me. May it not be held against them.But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear. So I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me for his heavenly Kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, how I used to go with the crowd, and led them to God’s house, with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping a holy day.Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.

Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved in various trials,that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ—

We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair;pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed;always carrying in the body the putting to death of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus may be revealed in our mortal flesh.So then death works in us, but life in you.

as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and not killed;as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

David said to Saul,“ Your servant was keeping his father’s sheep; and when a lion or a bear came, and took a lamb out of the flock,I went out after him, and struck him, and rescued it out of his mouth. When he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and struck him, and killed him.Your servant struck both the lion and the bear. This uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, since he has defied the armies of the living God.”David said,“ Yahweh who delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.” Saul said to David,“ Go! Yahweh will be with you.”

When they brought those kings out to Joshua, Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said to the chiefs of the men of war who went with him,“ Come near. Put your feet on the necks of these kings.” They came near, and put their feet on their necks.Joshua said to them,“ Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed. Be strong and courageous, for Yahweh will do this to all your enemies against whom you fight.”

who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.For as the sufferings of Christ abound to us, even so our comfort also abounds through Christ.But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer.

But I will always hope, and will add to all of your praise.

When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident.

Yes, even when I am old and gray- haired, God, don’t forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come.Your righteousness also, God, reaches to the heavens; you have done great things. God, who is like you?You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, you will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.Increase my honor and comfort me again.I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God. I sing praises to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me.

For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through perseverance and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.