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Nave Topical Bible
• Endurance
Thompson Chain Reference
• Transient-Enduring
• Enduring, the
• Endurance
The Topic Concordance
• Endurance
Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
• Endurance in Battle
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Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
• Endurance
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
• Endurance
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Endurance
King James Dictionary
• Enduring
• Endured
• Endure
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Endure, Enduring
Webster Dictionary
• Enduring
• Endurer
• Endurement
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Endure
Lexicons
• ܡܣܰܝܒ݁ܪܳܢܽܘܬ݂ܳܐ
• ܣܳܒ݂ܰܪ
• ἀνέχομαι
• βαστάζω
• κακοπαθέω
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• אֵיתָן
• אָמַן , אָמַן
• אָרַךְ , אֵשׁ
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God has made it plain that his people will at times meet suffering, hardship, persecution and other trials. Through their endurance, however, they will prove God’s faithfulness and develop true Christian character (Romans 5:3-4; 2 Corinthians 1:6; 2 Thessalonians 1:3-4; 2 Timothy 2:3-6; 2 Timothy 2:10-13; Hebrews 11:27; James 1:12; see PERSECUTION; SUFFERING; TESTING).

Endurance means that Christians will have to tolerate insults and injustice (1 Corinthians 6:7; 1 Corinthians 13:7; 2 Timothy 3:10-11); but through persistence in prayer and the inward work of the Holy Spirit, they will be able to rejoice through it all (Romans 12:11-12; Galatians 5:22). (For discussion on this aspect of endurance see PATIENCE.) Endurance means that Christians must always persevere, no matter what the difficulties and temptations. They must maintain their faith in Christ firm to the end (Matthew 24:13; Ephesians 6:13; Hebrews 3:14; Hebrews 6:15; Revelation 13:10). (For discussion on this aspect of endurance see PERSEVERANCE.)