17 Bijbelverzen over veerkracht, en wat de Schrift verstaat onder volharding

The Bible does not use the word resilience, but it has a great deal to say about endurance. The New Testament word is hupomone, from hypo, under, and meno, to remain: to stay under a load that has not yet lifted. English Bibles translate it endurance, perseverance, patience, or steadfastness. The verses below say where that endurance comes from, what supports it while trouble lasts, and what it produces. Where endurance is said to come from James 1:2-4 “Consider it…