Quotes About Patience

Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

“O unbelieving generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.”

No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come.

And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Keep watch!”

And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”

Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.

“Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”

If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well.

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

“O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”

Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.

But suppose that servant says in his heart, ëMy master will be a long time in coming,í and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.

Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any.

So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ëLook, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and havenít found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?í

ëSir,í the man replied, ëleave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

If it bears fruit next year, fine. But if not, you can cut it down.í”

It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”

Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ëI repent,í you must forgive him.”

People will tell you, ëLook, there He is!í or ëLook, here He is!í Do not go out or chase after them.

Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:

yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Then she will stop wearing me out with her perpetual requests.í”