17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

• Faith
• Obedience and Disobedience
• Suffering and Perseverance

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

• 1Cor 1:6 — Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
• 1Cor 1:6 — Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
• 1Cor 2:1 — And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
• 1Cor 4:9 — For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
• 1John 4:14 — And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
• 1John 5:11 — And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
• 1Pet 1:5 — Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
• 1Pet 4:13 — But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
• 1Thess 3:3 — That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.
• 1Thess 3:4 — For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.
• 1Tim 2:6 — Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
• 1Tim 2:6 — Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
• 2Cor 6:7 — By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
• 2Cor 11:23 — Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.
• 2Cor 12:9 — And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon m
• 2Tim 1:12 — For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against th
• 2Tim 1:12 — For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against th
• 2Tim 1:16 — The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
• 2Tim 1:16 — The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
• 2Tim 2:3 — Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
• 2Tim 2:3 — Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
• 2Tim 2:9 — Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
• 2Tim 2:9 — Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
• 2Tim 2:11 — It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
• 2Tim 4:5 — But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
• 2Tim 4:5 — But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
• 2Tim 4:17 — Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
• Acts 5:41 — And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
• Acts 14:22 — Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
• Acts 27:35 — And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.
• Col 1:11 — Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
• Col 1:24 — Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church:
• Col 1:24 — Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church:
• Col 4:18 — The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
• Eph 3:1 — For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
• Eph 3:1 — For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
• Eph 3:13 — Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
• Eph 4:1 — I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
• Eph 4:17 — This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
• Heb 11:25 — Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;