7 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

• Obedience and Disobedience

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

• 1Cor 9:25 — And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
• 1Cor 9:25 — And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
• 1Pet 4:8 — And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
• 1Thess 1:3 — Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
• 2Cor 6:4 — But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
• 2Pet 1:3 — According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
• Acts 24:25 — And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
• Acts 24:25 — And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
• Col 1:11 — Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
• Col 1:11 — Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
• Gal 5:23 — Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
• Heb 10:36 — For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
• Heb 12:1 — 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
• Heb 12:1 — 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
• Jas 1:3 — Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
• Jas 5:7 — Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter ra
• Luke 8:15 — But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
• Luke 21:19 — In your patience possess ye your souls.
• Ps 37:7 — Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
• Rev 2:2 — I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
• Rev 2:3 — And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
• Rev 14:12 — Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
• Rom 2:7 — To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
• Rom 5:3 — And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
• Rom 8:25 — But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
• Rom 12:12 — Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
• Titus 1:8 — But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
• Titus 2:2 — That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
• Titus 2:2 — That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.