23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for 1 Cor. 1:9; 10:13; 1 Thess. 5:24; Heb. 11:11He who promised is faithful.
32 But Gal. 3:4; Heb. 6:9, 10recall the former days in which, after you were illuminated, you endured a great struggle with sufferings: 33 partly while you were made 1 Cor. 4:9; Heb. 12:4a spectacle both by reproaches and tribulations, and partly while Phil. 1:7you became companions of those who were so treated; 34 for you had compassion on me 2 Tim. 1:16in my chains, and Matt. 5:12joyfully accepted the plundering of your goods, knowing that Matt. 6:20you have a better and an enduring possession for yourselves in heaven. 36 Luke 21:19; Heb. 12:1For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, (Col. 3:24)you may receive the promise: