Ephesians 4: 1-2 – I, then, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love…

Proverbs 14: 29 – Long-suffering results in great wisdom; a short temper raises folly high.

Romans 12: 12 – Rejoice in hope, endure in affliction, persevere in prayer.

2 Peter 3: 9 – The Lord does not delay his promise, as some regard “delay,” but he is patient with you, not wishing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.