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What Does the Bible Say About Giving Up?

Here are 14 Bible verses about giving up, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1Galatians 6:9

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

    BSBLet us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

  2. #2Joshua 1:9

    Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

    BSBHave I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

  3. #32 Chronicles 15:7

    Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

    BSBBut as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”

  4. #4Romans 12:11-12

    Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

    BSBDo not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.

  5. #52 Timothy 4:7

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

    BSBI have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

  6. #61 Corinthians 16:13

    Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

    BSBBe on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.

  7. #7Mark 10:27

    And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

    BSBJesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”

  8. #8Matthew 11:28

    Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

    BSBCome to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

  9. #92 Peter 3:8-9

    But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

    BSBBeloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.

  10. #10Philippians 4:13

    I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

    BSBI can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

  11. #112 Corinthians 8:12

    For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

    BSBFor if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.

  12. #121 Corinthians 15:58

    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.

    BSBTherefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

  13. #13Psalms 37:24

    Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.

    BSBThough he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.

  14. #141 Corinthians 13:1-13

    Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; …

    BSBIf I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. …

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