I have fought a good fight, I have finished {my} course, I have kept the faith:

But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep {it}, and bring forth fruit with patience.

But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast {some} of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

For the wages of sin {is} death; but the gift of God {is} eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward {man} is renewed day by day.

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}

The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger. {be...: Heb. add strength}

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

To whom God would make known what {is} the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: {in: or, among}

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time {are} not worthy {to be compared} with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

The LORD {is} good unto them that wait for him, to the soul {that} seeketh him.

And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal {must} put on immortality.

Trust in the LORD, and do good; {so} shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. {verily: Heb. in truth, or, stableness}

But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: {Gentile: Gr. Greek}

From that {time} many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,

And this is the promise that he hath promised us, {even} eternal life.

How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that {cometh} from God only?

Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see {it}.

For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?

And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

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

But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day:

And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

For the wages of sin {is} death; but the gift of God {is} eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe {and} to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:

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,

And ye shall be hated of all {men} for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

Blessed {is} the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, {then} are ye my disciples indeed;

That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

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}

Knowing {this}, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

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

Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:

In your patience possess ye your souls.

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Better {is} the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: {and} the patient in spirit {is} better than the proud in spirit.

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal {must} put on immortality.

And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

And ye shall be hated of all {men} for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls {to him} in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding {and} eternal weight of glory;

The fear of the LORD {is} the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do {his commandments}: his praise endureth for ever. {a good...: or, good success} {his commandments: Heb. them}

But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth {therein}, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. {deed: or, doing}

Again, When a righteous {man} doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand. {righteousness which: Heb. righteousnesses}

Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and {that it may be} well with you, and {that} ye may prolong {your} days in the land which ye shall possess.

In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: {taking: or, yielding}

He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, {my} dearly beloved.

In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; {In: or, For}

And this is the promise that he hath promised us, {even} eternal life.

For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:

But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing. {be...: or, faint not}

How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that {cometh} from God only?

My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.

Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.

Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in {his} goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

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

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

And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:

He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil; {righteously: Heb. in righteousnesses} {uprightly: Heb. uprightnesses} {oppressions: or, deceits} {blood: Heb. bloods}

Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. {offended: he relapseth, or, falleth into sin}

And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep {it}, and bring forth fruit with patience.

But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: {Gentile: Gr. Greek}

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

If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and {be} not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, {and} which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

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

If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them;

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, {be} honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right, {that...: Heb. judgment and justice}

Blessed {are} they that keep judgment, {and} he that doeth righteousness at all times.

Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight. {in...: Heb. before his eyes}

And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.

And one kid of the goats {for} a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.

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.

Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants {were} gathered thither unto the work.

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

And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.

If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God: {commandment: Heb. mouth} {continue...: Heb. be after}

And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, {even} Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: {and} the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?

So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure: