17 Bible Verses About Determination

The Bible describes determination as a decision made once and then kept under pressure. Ruth is “determined” to go with Naomi (Ruth 1:18), Daniel “resolved” not to defile himself with the king’s food (Daniel 1:8), and Jesus “resolutely set out for Jerusalem” (Luke 9:51). Elsewhere in the New Testament the same resolve appears as running a race to the finish (1 Corinthians 9:24-25, Hebrews 12:1-2, 2 Timothy 4:7), not giving up on doing good (Galatians 6:9), and standing firm to…