So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.

Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

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

Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.

Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?

Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.

“Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.