And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as {are} for death, to death; and such as {are} for the sword, to the sword; and such as {are} for the famine, to the famine; and such as {are} for the captivity, to the captivity.

Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou {wast} not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; {and} when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

Here is the patience of the saints: here {are} they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

In your patience possess ye your souls.

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:

Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. {Be...: or, Be long patient, or, Suffer with long patience}

And he spake a parable unto them {to this end}, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; {temptations: or, trials}

Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

For the vision {is} yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

{It is} good that {a man} should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

And when he cometh, he shall smite the land of Egypt, {and deliver} such {as are} for death to death; and such {as are} for captivity to captivity; and such {as are} for the sword to the sword.

And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.

For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors. {whose...: Heb. that had taken them captives}

I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last {to be} more than the first.

Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

And if {any} mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain. {blood: Heb. bloods}

Here is the patience of the saints: here {are} they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset {us}, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

In your patience possess ye your souls.

And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. {destroy the earth: or, corrupt the earth}

Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered {their meat} under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died. {their thumbs...: Heb. the thumbs of their hands and of their feet} {gathered: or, gleaned}

But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as {are} for death, to death; and such as {are} for the sword, to the sword; and such as {are} for the famine, to the famine; and such as {are} for the captivity, to the captivity.

Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey.

For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

And there went out another horse {that was} red: and {power} was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease. {grievous: Heb. hard}

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ. {patient...: or, patience of Christ}

And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou {wast} not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; {and} when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down {any} out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord GOD.

And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him. {glorious...: or, goodly, etc.: Heb. mountain of delight of holiness}

Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head:

But if we hope for that we see not, {then} do we with patience wait for {it}.

And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous {are} thy judgments.

Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.

And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;