The best Bible verses for patience (NLT) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for patience (NLT), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Even when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your comfort and salvation! For when we ourselves are comforted, we will certainly comfort you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer."2 Corinthians 1:6
"Even when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your comfort and salvation! For when we ourselves are comforted, we will certainly comfort you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer."2 Corinthians 1:6
"The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent."2 Peter 3:9
"I trembled inside when I heard this; my lips quivered with fear. My legs gave way beneath me, and I shook in terror. I will wait quietly for the coming day when disaster will strike the people who invade us."Habakkuk 3:16
"I waited patiently all night, but I was torn apart as though by lions. Suddenly, my life was over."Isaiah 38:13
"Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen."James 5:7
"“But the man fell down before his master and begged him, ‘Please, be patient with me, and I will pay it all.’"Matthew 18:26
"“His fellow servant fell down before him and begged for a little more time. ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it,’ he pleaded."Matthew 18:29
"People with understanding control their anger; a hot temper shows great foolishness."Proverbs 14:29
"Better to be patient than powerful; better to have self-control than to conquer a city."Proverbs 16:32
"Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes."Psalms 37:7
"for I know you are an expert on all Jewish customs and controversies. Now please listen to me patiently!"Acts 26:3
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for patience (NLT) are 2 Corinthians 1:6, 2 Peter 3:9, Habakkuk 3:16. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to patience (NLT) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for patience (NLT), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.