For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. |
For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise: |
For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. |
You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised. |
For you have need of steadfast patience and endurance, so that you may perform and fully accomplish the will of God, and thus receive and carry away [and enjoy to the full] what is promised. |
for you have need of patience in order that, having done the will of God, you might receive the promise. |
Patient endurance is what you need if, after doing God’s will, you are to receive what He has promised. |
Indeed, to carry out the will of God and to receive the blessing He has promised, you need endurance, |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
- Doing the Will of God - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) A study in the New Testament about the importance of doing the will of God.
- From “Once Upon a Time...” to “Happily Ever After”? - Neil Girrard A discussion of the “once saved, always saved” theory.