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

For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

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,

Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:

We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.

For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.

Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.

But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.

What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.

Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.

We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: