So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s return.
Think of how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the
ground and is patient for it until it receives the early and
late rains. You also be patient and strengthen your hearts,
for the Lord’s return is near.
For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not
hope, because who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for
what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with endurance.
...the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus.
For you were made rich in every way in him, in all your
speech and in every kind of knowledge – just as the testimony
about Christ has been confirmed among you – so that you do not
lack any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation of our
Lord Jesus Christ.
But our citizenship is in heaven – and we also await a
savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
so also, after Christ was offered once to bear the sins of
many, to those who eagerly await him he will appear a second
time, not to bear sin but to bring salvation.
Finally the crown of righteousness is reserved for me. The
Lord, the righteous Judge, will award it to me in that day –
and not to me only, but also to all who have set their
affection on his appearing.
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to
all people. It trains us to reject godless ways and worldly
desires and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives
in the present age, as we wait for the happy fulfillment of
our hope in the glorious appearing of our great God and
Savior, Jesus Christ.
