³⁶ You need to persevere^(A) so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.^(B)

Patience in Suffering

⁷ Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming.^(A) See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting^(B) for the autumn and spring rains.^(C)