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This collection has 16 Bible verses about perseverance: 3 from the Old Testament and 13 from the New Testament. Hebrews appears most often (2 verses), across 14 books of Scripture.
What does the Bible say about perseverance? Read 16 carefully selected Bible verses about perseverance, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
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"Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
"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, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God."
"Brothers, I don’t regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."
"Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."
"I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith."
"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:"
"Don’t you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, that you may win. Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible."
"Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible."
"For you need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise."
"For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise."
"But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience."
"But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it."
"Therefore we don’t faint, but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory; while we don’t look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal."
"For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal."
"But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint."
"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
“By your endurance you will win your lives.
"In your patience possess ye your souls."
"Don’t be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life."
"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."
"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."
"But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you."
"A man’s goings are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way. Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Yahweh holds him up with his hand."
"The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand."
"for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity."
"For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief."
"strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;"
"Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;"
"But you, brothers, don’t be weary in doing what is right."
"But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing."
"I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me."
"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible and the King James Version (both public domain), checked word for word against the full text. Updated October 2, 2026.
This collection has 16 Bible verses about perseverance: 3 from the Old Testament and 13 from the New Testament. Hebrews appears most often (2 verses), across 14 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about perseverance? Read 16 carefully selected Bible verses about perseverance, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
Hebrews 12:1-2: "Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." Philippians 3:13-14: "Brothers, I don’t regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." 2 Timothy 4:7: "I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith." Full collection: 16 verses on this page (19% Old Testament, 81% New Testament).
This page collects 16 verses about perseverance from 14 books. Hebrews is the most frequent source (2 verses). Scripture touches the theme in many places; these are the ones readers look up most often for study and encouragement.
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