Steadfastness

Steadfastness is standing firm in faith and in a settled choice to follow God. This page lists verses on choosing whom to serve, standing fast, being unmovable, holding fast, continuing to the end, and the unstable and double-minded.

Choosing whom to serve

• Joshua 24:15
  And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”
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• Deuteronomy 30:19
  I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, so that you and your descendants may live,
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• 1 Kings 18:21
  And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.
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• Matthew 6:24
  No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
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• Ruth 1:16
  And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:But Ruth replied: “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.
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Stand fast

• 1 Corinthians 16:13
  Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
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• Galatians 5:1
  Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.
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• Philippians 1:27
  Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
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• Philippians 4:1
  Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you must stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.
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• Ephesians 6:13
  Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.
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• 2 Thessalonians 2:15
  Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.Therefore, brothers, stand firm and cling to the traditions we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.
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Steadfast and unmovable

• 1 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.Therefore, 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.
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• Colossians 1:23
  If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
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• Psalm 112:7
  He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.He does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
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• Psalm 57:7
  My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing and make music.
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• 1 Peter 5:9
  Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.
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• Acts 2:42
  And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
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Holding fast

• Hebrews 10:23
  Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.
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• Hebrews 3:14
  For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
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• Hebrews 4:14
  Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.
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• Revelation 3:11
  Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.
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• 1 Thessalonians 5:21
  Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.
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Continuing to the end

• Matthew 24:13
  But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
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• John 8:31
  Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
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• 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.strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
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• Luke 9:62
  And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
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• Galatians 6:9
  And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
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Unstable and double-minded

• James 1:6-8
  ⁶But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. ⁷For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. ⁸A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
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• Ephesians 4:14
  That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.
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• Hosea 6:4
  O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes.
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• Hebrews 13:9
  Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.
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• 2 Peter 3:17
  Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.
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• James 4:8
  Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
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See also

• Patience
• Faith
• Apostasy
• Courage
• Faithfulness
• Watchfulness

Notes

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