⁷ eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality;

^36 (A)For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, ^(B)you may receive the promise:

³⁹ But we are not of those ^(F)who draw back to ^[d]perdition, but of those who ^(G)believe to the saving of the soul.

Be Patient and Persevering

⁷ Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain.

⁸ You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord ^[a]is at hand.