But remember the former days, in which, after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle with sufferings;

partly, being exposed to both reproaches and oppressions; and partly, becoming partakers with those who were treated so.

For you both had compassion on me in my chains, and joyfully accepted the plundering of your possessions, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and an enduring one in the heavens.

Therefore don`t throw away your boldness, which has a great reward.

For you need patience, so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

"For yet a very little while, He who comes will come, and will not wait.

But the righteous will live by faith. If he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him."

But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the saving of the soul.