Hebrews 9:19   (Read all of Hebrews 9)

When Moses had proclaimed every command of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves, together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people.

Hebrews 10:23   (Read all of Hebrews 10)

Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

Hebrews 10:34   (Read all of Hebrews 10)

You suffered along with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions.

Hebrews 10:36   (Read all of Hebrews 10)

You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.

Hebrews 11:9   (Read all of Hebrews 11)

By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.

Hebrews 11:11   (Read all of Hebrews 11)

And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise.

Hebrews 11:13   (Read all of Hebrews 11)

All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth.

Hebrews 11:17   (Read all of Hebrews 11)

By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son,

Hebrews 11:31   (Read all of Hebrews 11)

By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient.

Hebrews 11:32   (Read all of Hebrews 11)

And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets,

Hebrews 11:33   (Read all of Hebrews 11)

who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,

Hebrews 11:39   (Read all of Hebrews 11)

These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised,

Hebrews 12:11   (Read all of Hebrews 12)

No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

Hebrews 12:26   (Read all of Hebrews 12)

At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens."

Hebrews 13:15   (Read all of Hebrews 13)

Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise-the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.

James 1:3   (Read all of James 1)

because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.

James 1:12   (Read all of James 1)

Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.

James 1:20   (Read all of James 1)

because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.

James 2:5   (Read all of James 2)

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?

James 2:25   (Read all of James 2)

In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?

James 3:12   (Read all of James 3)

My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

James 4:6   (Read all of James 4)

But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: "God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble."

James 5:10   (Read all of James 5)

Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

James 5:18   (Read all of James 5)

Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.