But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
Parallel translations
- WEB But he who endures to the end, the same will be saved.
- KJV But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
- NKJV But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
- NASB But the one who endures to the end is the one who will be saved.
- NLT But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
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Quick answer
The one who endures to the end will be saved. It promises that persevering faith is the mark of those who are truly saved.
Overview
Amid deception, persecution, and cooling love, Jesus calls for endurance to the end. This perseverance is not the cause of salvation but its evidence, the fruit of genuine faith sustained by God's grace. The promise assures believers that those kept by God will finally be saved, encouraging steadfastness through every trial.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Matt 10:22You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- Mark 13:13You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- Rev 2:10Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
- Heb 10:39But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
- Rom 2:7To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
- Heb 3:14We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
- 1 Cor 1:8He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Luke 8:15But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.
- Heb 3:6But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.
- Matt 24:6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
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