Bible Strands
Matthew 24:13
But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses his disciples in the Olivet Discourse, between the warning that love will grow cold (v. 12) and the declaration that the gospel will be preached to all nations (v. 14).
The words — ὑπομενῶ (hupomenō), "endure," aorist participle: not passive waiting but a deliberate, sustained act of holding fast through a defined period. σωθῆσεται (sōthēsetai), future passive, "will be saved," places the outcome in God's hand contingent on that endurance.
The thread — Matthew 10:22 and Mark 13:13 repeat the formula nearly verbatim in the context of being hated for Jesus' name; Revelation 2:10 applies the same endurance test to a church under persecution.
Why it lands — The condition is not a single decision but sustained faithfulness across time under pressure; the verse asks whether a reader can remain when the surrounding world has already failed.
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The Greek words
King James Version
But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Cross-references
- Matthew 10:22 You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- Mark 13:13 You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- Revelation 2:10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
- Hebrews 10:39 But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
- Hebrews 3:14 We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
- Romans 2:7 To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
- 1 Corinthians 1:8 He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Luke 8:15 But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.
- Hebrews 3:6 But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.
- Matthew 24:6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.