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2 Thessalonians 1:4

That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.

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ASV

so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which ye endure;

KJV

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:

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27 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ὥστεhōsteso as forG5620 →
αὐτοὺςautousourselvesG846 →
ἡμᾶςhēmasusG3165 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
ὑμῖνhuminyouG4771 →
ἐγκαυχᾶσθαιegkauchasthaito greatly boast
ἐνeninG1722 →
ταῖςtaistheG3588 →
ἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaischurchesG1577 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
θεοῦtheouof GodG2316 →
ὑπὲρhuperaboutG5228 →
τῆςtēstheG3588 →
ὑπομονῆςhupomonēsperseveranceG5281 →
ὑμῶνhumōnof youG4771 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
πίστεωςpisteōsfaithG4102 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
πᾶσινpasinallG3956 →
τοῖςtoistheG3588 →
διωγμοῖςdiōgmoispersecutionsG1375 →
ὑμῶνhumōnof youG4771 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ταῖςtaisin theG3588 →
θλίψεσινthlipsesintribulationsG2347 →
αἷςhaisthatG3739 →
ἀνέχεσθε,anechestheyou are bearing,G430 →

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James 1:3because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.1 Corinthians 13:7It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.Hebrews 10:36You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.James 5:7–8Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.Hebrews 12:1–3Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.Revelation 7:14“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.2 Corinthians 12:10That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.2 Corinthians 4:17For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.2 Corinthians 7:14Indeed, I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well.1 Thessalonians 2:14For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews,1 Timothy 6:20O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”1 Thessalonians 2:19After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?1 Thessalonians 1:3and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.1 Thessalonians 1:8For not only did the message of the Lord ring out from you to Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone out to every place, so that we have no need to say anything more.1 Corinthians 7:17Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches.Revelation 14:12Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.Romans 5:3–5Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;1 Thessalonians 3:3so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.

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