Summary: - Romans 12:1-3,9-12 - verse 12: rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer (NASB), - rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer, - rejoice in our confident hope. Be patienct in trouble, and keep on praying. - Mark 3:9 - Devoted: dedicated for a task, appointed for it. Greek verb communicating "a steadfast and single-minded fidelity to a certain course of action." to persevere and not to faint - Acts 1:14,2:42,6:4, Col. 4:2
