But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Parallel translations
- WEB But he who endures to the end, the same will be saved.
- BSB But the one who perseveres to the end will 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 10:22And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
- Mark 13:13And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
- Rev 2:10Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
- Heb 10:39But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
- Rom 2:7To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
- Heb 3:14For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;
- 1 Cor 1:8Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Luke 8:15But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
- Heb 3:6But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
- Matt 24:6And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
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