Patience in the Bible

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.

And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.

Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

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 the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.

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

But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,

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

I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:

And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.

Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.

Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.

And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

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

What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:

Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

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:

For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.