Bible Verses About Persevering in Faith

"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, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith."

"My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing."

"And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."

"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith."

"And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed."

"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord."

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

"Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."

"But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved."

"Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life."

What does the Bible say about persevering in faith?

The Christian life is not a sprint but a marathon. Scripture repeatedly calls believers to persevere — to keep going when faith is tested, to hold fast when doubts arise, and to finish the race set before them. Key King James Version passages include Hebrews 12:1-2, James 1:2-4, Galatians 6:9. This page collects 10 KJV verses about persevering in faith, each quoted in full.

What does it mean to persevere in faith?

Persevering in faith means continuing to trust God, obey His Word, and follow Christ through trials, doubts, and difficulties — refusing to give up but pressing forward toward the eternal prize.

How can I persevere when faith is hard?

Keep your eyes on Jesus (Hebrews 12:2), surround yourself with faithful believers, remember God's past faithfulness, stay in His Word, pray honestly, and take it one day at a time.