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Bible Verses About Long Suffering
Find Bible verses about long suffering — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about long suffering?
The Bible addresses long suffering with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Isaiah 53:3
“He was despised, and rejected by men; a man of suffering, and acquainted with disease. He was despised as one from whom men hide their face; and we didn't respect him.”
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Hebrews 2:9
“But we see him who has been made a little lower than the angels, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for everyone.”
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Romans 5:3
“Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering works perseverance;”
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Psalms 73:14
“For all day long have I been plagued, and punished every morning.”
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James 5:13
“Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises.”
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Lamentations 3:6
“He has made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.”
Psalms 80:4
“Yahweh God of Armies, How long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?”
Romans 8:36
“Even as it is written, "For your sake we are killed all day long. We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter."”
Job 3:21
“Who long for death, but it doesn't come; and dig for it more than for hidden treasures,”
Psalms 90:13
“Relent, Yahweh! How long? Have compassion on your servants!”
Job 19:2
“"How long will you torment me, and crush me with words?”
James 5:10
“Take, brothers, for an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.”
Isaiah 53:4
“Surely he has borne our sickness, and carried our suffering; yet we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted.”
Exodus 20:12
“"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.”
Psalms 130:6
“My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning; more than watchmen for the morning.”
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