Topic
Steadfastness
66 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
These works date from 1896–1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Numbers 14:24Torrey Exemplified — Caleb
But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.
- Numbers 23:19Torrey Exhibited by God in all his purposes and ways
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
- Deuteronomy 10:20Torrey SHOULD BE MANIFESTED — In cleaving to God
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
- Joshua 24:15Torrey Exemplified — Joshua
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we…
- 2 Kings 22:2Torrey Exemplified — Josiah
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
- Job 2:3Torrey Exemplified — Job
And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against…
- Job 11:13–15Torrey Godliness necessary to
If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him; If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles. For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt…
- Job 17:9Torrey A characteristic of saints
The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
- Psalms 16:8Torrey SECURED BY — The presence of God
I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
- Psalms 17:5Torrey Saints pray for
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
- Psalms 18:21Torrey Exemplified — David
For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
- Psalms 18:22Torrey Exemplified — David
For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
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- Psalms 26:1 Torrey SECURED BY — Trust in God
- Psalms 44:17–19 Torrey SHOULD BE MANIFESTED — Even under affliction
- Psalms 55:22 Torrey SECURED BY — The power of God
- Psalms 62:2 Torrey SECURED BY — The power of God
- Psalms 78:8 Torrey The wicked devoid of
- Psalms 78:37 Torrey The wicked devoid of
- Psalms 116:8 Torrey Saints praise God for
- Daniel 3:18 Torrey Exemplified — Shadrach
- Daniel 6:10 Torrey Exemplified — Daniel
- Daniel 6:26 Torrey Exhibited by God in all his purposes and ways
- Matthew 7:24 Torrey Principle of-Illustrated
- Matthew 7:25 Torrey Principle of-Illustrated
- Luke 8:6 Torrey Want of-Illustrated
- Luke 8:13 Torrey Want of-Illustrated
- Luke 22:31 Torrey SECURED BY — The intercession of Christ
- Luke 22:32 Torrey SECURED BY — The intercession of Christ
- John 8:31 Torrey A characteristic of saints
- John 15:4 Torrey Principle of-Illustrated
- John 15:6 Torrey Want of-Illustrated
- Acts 2:42 Torrey SHOULD BE MANIFESTED — In continuing in the Apostles' doctrine
- Acts 11:23 Torrey SHOULD BE MANIFESTED — In cleaving to God
- Acts 13:43 Torrey MINISTERS — Should exhort to
- Acts 14:22 Torrey MINISTERS — Should exhort to
- Romans 8:35–37 Torrey SHOULD BE MANIFESTED — Even under affliction
- 1 Corinthians 15:1 Torrey Exemplified — Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 15:58 Torrey SHOULD BE MANIFESTED — In the work of the Lord
- 1 Corinthians 16:13 Torrey SHOULD BE MANIFESTED — In standing fast in the faith
- Galatians 5:1 Torrey SHOULD BE MANIFESTED — In maintaining Christian liberty
- Philippians 1:27 Torrey SHOULD BE MANIFESTED — In striving for the faith of the gospel
- Philippians 4:1 Torrey Commanded
- Colossians 2:5 Torrey SHOULD BE MANIFESTED — In keeping the faith
- Colossians 2:7 Torrey Principle of-Illustrated
- 1 Thessalonians 3:3 Torrey SHOULD BE MANIFESTED — Even under affliction
- 1 Thessalonians 3:8 Torrey MINISTERS — Encouraged by, in their people
- 1 Thessalonians 3:13 Torrey MINISTERS — Should pray for, in their people
- 1 Thessalonians 5:21 Torrey SHOULD BE MANIFESTED — In holding fast what is good
- 2 Thessalonians 2:15 Torrey Commanded
- 2 Thessalonians 2:17 Torrey MINISTERS — Should pray for, in their people
- 2 Timothy 1:13 Torrey MINISTERS — Exhorted to
- 2 Timothy 1:14 Torrey MINISTERS — Exhorted to
- Titus 1:9 Torrey MINISTERS — Exhorted to
- Hebrews 3:6 Torrey SHOULD BE MANIFESTED — In holding fast the confidence and rejoicing of the hope
- Hebrews 3:14 Torrey SHOULD BE MANIFESTED — In holding fast the confidence and rejoicing of the hope
- Hebrews 4:14 Torrey SHOULD BE MANIFESTED — In holding fast our profession
- Hebrews 10:23 Torrey SHOULD BE MANIFESTED — In holding fast our profession
- James 1:6–8 Torrey Commanded
- James 1:17 Torrey Exhibited by God in all his purposes and ways
- 1 Peter 1:5 Torrey SECURED BY — The power of God
- 1 Peter 5:9 Torrey SHOULD BE MANIFESTED — In keeping the faith
- 2 Peter 2:17 Torrey Want of-Illustrated
- Jude 1:3 Torrey SHOULD BE MANIFESTED — In striving for the faith of the gospel
- Jude 1:12 Torrey Want of-Illustrated
- Jude 1:24 Torrey SECURED BY — The power of God
- Revelation 12:11 Torrey Exemplified — Those who overcame Satan
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 0 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → See DECISION
- → See PERSEVERANCE
- → See STABILITY
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 69 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Exhibited by God in all his purposes and ways Nu 23:19; Da 6:26; Jas 1:17
- Commanded Php 4:1; 2Th 2:15; Jas 1:6-8
- Godliness necessary to Job 11:13-15
- SECURED BY
- A characteristic of saints Job 17:9; Joh 8:31
- SHOULD BE MANIFESTED
- In cleaving to God De 10:20; Ac 11:23
- In the work of the Lord 1Co 15:58
- In continuing in the Apostles' doctrine Ac 2:42
- In holding fast our profession Heb 4:14; 10:23
- In holding fast the confidence and rejoicing of the hope Heb 3:6,14
- In keeping the faith Col 2:5; 1Pe 5:9
- In standing fast in the faith 1Co 16:13
- In holding fast what is good 1Th 5:21
- In maintaining Christian liberty Ga 5:1
- In striving for the faith of the gospel Php 1:27; Jude 1:3
- Even under affliction Ps 44:17-19; Ro 8:35-37; 1Th 3:3
- Saints pray for Ps 17:5
- Saints praise God for Ps 116:8
- MINISTERS
- The wicked devoid of Ps 78:8,37
- Principle of-Illustrated Mt 7:24,25; Joh 15:4; Col 2:7
- Want of-Illustrated Lu 8:6,13; Joh 15:6; 2Pe 2:17; Jude 1:12
- Exemplified
Texts: Nave's Topical Bible (1896); Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.