And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, {even} God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. {before him: or, like unto him}

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house {is} this Eliezer of Damascus?

And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make {it} plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.

And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be {a mother} of nations; kings of people shall be of her. {she...: Heb. she shall become nations}

For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

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,

For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

Blessed {is} the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

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. {Be...: or, Be long patient, or, Suffer with long patience}

And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.

In your patience possess ye your souls.

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

Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

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

By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

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:

And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;