²² You will be hated by everyone because of me,^(A) but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.^(B)

²¹ But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.^(A)

⁴ Therefore, among God’s churches we boast^(A) about your perseverance and faith^(B) in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.^(C)

¹⁵ And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.^(A)

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

³⁹ But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.

⁷ Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children.^(A) For what children are not disciplined by their father?

¹⁹ Stand firm, and you will win life.^(A)

¹⁵ But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.

²² strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith.^(A) “We must go through many hardships^(B) to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.