1 Chronicles 15:26

15:26 When God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the Lord’s covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

Matthew 24:13

24:13 But the person who endures to the end will be saved. ¹ 

Galatians 6:9

6:9 So we must not grow weary ²  in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up. ³ 

¹ sn But the person who endures to the end will be saved. Jesus was not claiming here that salvation is by works. He was simply arguing that genuine faith evidences itself in persistence through even the worst of trials.

² tn Or “not become discouraged,” “not lose heart” (L&N 25.288).

³ tn Or “if we do not become extremely weary,” “if we do not give out,” “if we do not faint from exhaustion” (L&N 23.79).