32 Don't forget all the hard times you went through when you first received the light.
33 Sometimes you were abused and mistreated in public, and at other times you shared in the sufferings of others.
34 You were kind to people in jail. And you gladly let your possessions be taken away, because you knew you had something better, something that would last forever.
35 Keep on being brave! It will bring you great rewards.
36 Learn to be patient, so you will please God and be given what he has promised.
37 As the Scriptures say,“God is coming soon!It won't be very long.
38 The people God acceptswill live becauseof their faith.But he isn't pleasedwith anyonewho turns back.”