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The term "stedfast" is an archaic form of the word "steadfast," which denotes firmness, stability, and unwavering commitment. In the context of the Bible, it is often used to describe the faithfulness and perseverance expected of believers in their relationship with God and in their daily walk of faith.

Biblical Usage and Meaning

The concept of being stedfast is deeply rooted in the Scriptures, where it is associated with qualities such as faithfulness, endurance, and immovability. It is a call for believers to remain firm in their faith and convictions, regardless of external pressures or internal doubts.

Old Testament References

While the specific term "stedfast" is more commonly found in the New Testament, the Old Testament lays the foundation for this concept through various Hebrew words that convey similar meanings. For instance, the Hebrew word "emunah" often translated as "faithfulness" or "steadfastness," is used to describe God's unwavering faithfulness to His covenant people. InPsalm 57:7 , David declares, "My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music."

New Testament References

In the New Testament, the Greek word "hedraios" is often translated as "steadfast." It appears in several key passages that encourage believers to remain firm in their faith. For example,1 Corinthians 15:58 exhorts, "Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor in the Lord is not in vain."

Another significant passage is found inColossians 1:23 , where Paul urges the Colossian church to "continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard." This verse highlights the importance of remaining stedfast in the truth of the Gospel, despite challenges or false teachings.

Theological Significance

The call to be stedfast is not merely a suggestion but a vital aspect of Christian discipleship. It reflects the believer's commitment to Christ and the Gospel, emphasizing the need for perseverance in the face of trials and temptations. Stedfastness is a fruit of the Holy Spirit's work in the believer's life, enabling them to stand firm in their convictions and live out their faith with integrity.

Practical Application

For Christians today, being stedfast involves a daily commitment to spiritual disciplines such as prayer, Bible study, and fellowship with other believers. It requires a conscious effort to resist the influences of the world and to remain anchored in the truth of God's Word. The example of Jesus Christ, who remained stedfast in His mission despite suffering and opposition, serves as the ultimate model for believers to emulate.

In summary, the biblical call to be stedfast is a reminder of the enduring nature of true faith. It challenges believers to hold fast to their convictions, to trust in God's promises, and to remain faithful in their service to Him, knowing that their efforts are not in vain.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(adv.) Alt. of Stedfastly.

Greek

5005. talaiporos -- distressed, miserable
... Word Origin probably from a root tala- (patient,stedfast) and poreo = pentheo
Definition distressed, miserable NASB Word Usage wretched (2). wretched....

4731. stereos -- hard, firm
... hard, strong, sure. From histemi; stiff, ie Solid, stable (literally or figuratively) --
stedfast, strong, sure. see GREEK histemi. (sterea) -- 1 Occurrence....

949. bebaios -- firm, secure
... firm, steadfast, sure. From the base of basis (through the idea of basality); stable
(literally or figuratively) -- firm, of force,stedfast, sure....

1476. hedraios -- sitting, steadfast
... settled, steadfast. From a derivative of hezomai (to sit); sedentary, ie (by
implication) immovable -- settled,stedfast. (edraioi) -- 2 Occurrences....

Strong's Hebrew

3332. yatsaq -- to pour, cast, flow
... to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard -- cast, cleave fast, be (as) firm, grow,
be hard, lay out, molten, overflow, pour (out), run out, set down,stedfast....

7011. qayyam -- enduring
... steadfast, sure. (Aramaic) from quwm; permanent (as rising firmly) --stedfast,
sure. see HEBREW quwm. 7010, 7011. qayyam. 7012 . Strong's Numbers.

539. aman -- to confirm, support
... with 'aman) to go to the right hand -- hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, +
fail, be faithful (of long continuance,stedfast, sure, surely, trusty...

Library

Always Abounding in the Work of the Lord
... Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be yestedfast, , unmoveable, always abounding in
the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in...

Psalm XCIII.
... when, unless when that which hath been but now read in the Apostle taketh place:
"If," he saith, "ye arestedfast, immovable." [4345] When all who believe...

Vision Second. Again, of his Neglect in Chastising his Talkative...
... glory. Standstedfast, therefore, ye who work righteousness, and doubt not,
[65] that your passage [66] may be with the holy angels....

Treatise vii. On the Mortality.
... [3470] 1. Although in very many of you, dearly beloved brethren, there is astedfast
mind and a firm faith, and a devoted spirit that is not disturbed at the...

Exhortations.
... Let nothing be done without thy consent; neither do thou anything without the approval
of God, which indeed thou dost not, inasmuch as thou artstedfast....

Exhortations to Prayer, Humility, Etc.
... to their wrath, humble in opposition to their boasting: to their blasphemies return
[555] your prayers; in contrast to their error, be yestedfast [556] in the...

Preface.
... reclaim the wanderers and convert them to the Church of God, to confirm at the same
time the minds of the neophytes, that they may preservestedfast the faith...

When He Speaks of God's Help, He Means it Only to Help us do what...
... Again, in the first book of his Defence of the Freedom of the Will, he says: "But
while we have within us a free will so strong and sostedfast against sinning...

Epistle ii. From the Roman Clergy to the Carthaginian Clergy...
... but we desire you to be good shepherds, since you are aware that no slight danger
threatens you if you do not exhort our brethren to standstedfast in the faith...

This Letter was Written to Accompany the Publication of Sermon 221...
... How much more, as a minister of Christ, am I concerned for you"the converts God
hath given me. Oh, beloved! bestedfast. Commit not the great sin....

Thesaurus

Stedfast (84 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) Alt. of Stedfastly. Multi-Version Concordance
Stedfast (84 Occurrences). 1 Corinthians 1:8 who will...

Strokes (8 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 28:59 then hath Jehovah made wonderful thy strokes, and the strokes
of thy seed -- great strokes, andstedfast, and evil sicknesses, andstedfast....

Choice (113 Occurrences)
... 2 Peter 1:10 wherefore, the rather, brethren, be diligent to makestedfast your
calling and choice, for these things doing, ye may never stumble, (YLT)....

Stedfastly (23 Occurrences)

Walked (178 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 2:35 and I have raised up for Me astedfast priest; as in My heart and
in My soul he doth do; and I have built for him astedfast house, and he hath...

Victims (12 Occurrences)
... Victims (12 Occurrences). Hebrews 9:17 for a covenant over dead victims 'is'stedfast,
since it is no force at all when the covenant-victim liveth, (YLT)....

Firm (111 Occurrences)
... He made the waters stand as a heap. (See NIV). Psalms 78:37 For their heart was
not firm toward him, neither were theystedfast in his covenant. (DBY)....

Unmoveable (2 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be yestedfast, unmoveable,
always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour...

Union (24 Occurrences)
... (WEY). 2 Corinthians 1:21 But He who is making us as well as youstedfast through
union with the Anointed One, and has anointed us, is God, (WEY)....

Octave (3 Occurrences)
... octave. -- A Psalm of David. Save, Jehovah, for the saintly hath failed,
For thestedfast have ceased From the sons of men: (YLT)....

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Concordance

Stedfast (84 Occurrences)

1 Corinthians 1:8
who will also keep youstedfast to the very End, so that you will be free from reproach on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 7:37
Nevertheless he that standethstedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.
(KJV ASV YLT)

1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be yestedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
(KJV ASV YLT)

2 Corinthians 1:7
And our hope of you isstedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
(KJV WEY ASV YLT)

2 Corinthians 1:21
But He who is making us as well as youstedfast through union with the Anointed One, and has anointed us, is God,
(WEY)

Colossians 1:23
if so be that ye continue in the faith, grounded andstedfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which ye heard, which was preached in all creation under heaven; whereof I Paul was made a minister.
(ASV)

1 Thessalonians 5:24
stedfast is He who is calling you, who also will do 'it'.
(YLT)

2 Thessalonians 2:17
comfort your hearts and make youstedfast in every good work and word.
(WEY)

2 Thessalonians 3:3
But the Lord is faithful, and He will make youstedfast and will guard you from the Evil one.
(WEY YLT)

1 Timothy 1:12
And I give thanks to him who enabled me -- Christ Jesus our Lord -- that he did reckon mestedfast, having put 'me' to the ministration,
(YLT)

1 Timothy 1:15
stedfast 'is' the word, and of all acceptation worthy, that Christ Jesus came to the world to save sinners -- first of whom I am;
(YLT)

1 Timothy 3:1
Stedfast 'is' the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth;
(YLT)

1 Timothy 4:9
stedfast 'is' the word, and of all acceptation worthy;
(YLT)

1 Timothy 6:2
and those having believing masters, let them not slight 'them', because they are brethren, but rather let them serve, because they arestedfast and beloved, who of the benefit are partaking. These things be teaching and exhorting;
(YLT)

2 Timothy 2:2
and the things that thou didst hear from me through many witnesses, these things be committing tostedfast men, who shall be sufficient also others to teach;
(YLT)

2 Timothy 2:11
Stedfast 'is' the word: For if we died together -- we also shall live together;
(YLT)

2 Timothy 2:13
if we are notstedfast, he remaineth stedfast; to deny himself he is not able.
(YLT)

Titus 1:6
if any one is blameless, of one wife a husband, having childrenstedfast, not under accusation of riotous living or insubordinate --
(YLT)

Titus 1:9
holding -- according to the teaching -- to thestedfast word, that he may be able also to exhort in the sound teaching, and the gainsayers to convict;
(YLT)

Titus 3:8
Stedfast 'is' the word; and concerning these things I counsel thee to affirm fully, that they may be thoughtful, to be leading in good works -- who have believed God; these are the good and profitable things to men,
(YLT)

Hebrews 2:2
For if the word spoken by angels wasstedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;
(KJV ASV YLT)

Hebrews 2:17
wherefore it did behove him in all things to be made like to the brethren, that he might become a kind andstedfast chief-priest in the things with God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people,
(YLT)

Hebrews 3:2
beingstedfast to Him who did appoint him, as also Moses in all his house,
(YLT)

Hebrews 3:5
and Moses indeed 'was'stedfast in all his house, as an attendant, for a testimony of those things that were to be spoken,
(YLT)

Hebrews 3:14
For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidencestedfast unto the end;
(KJV)

Hebrews 6:19
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure andstedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
(KJV ASV YLT)

Hebrews 9:17
for a covenant over dead victims 'is'stedfast, since it is no force at all when the covenant-victim liveth,
(YLT)

Hebrews 13:9
Do not be drawn aside by all sorts of strange teaching; for it is well to have the heart madestedfast through God's grace, and not by special kinds of food, from which those who scrupulously attend to them have derived no benefit.
(WEY)

1 Peter 4:19
so that also those suffering according to the will of god, as to astedfast Creator, let them commit their own souls in good doing.
(YLT)

1 Peter 5:9
Whom resiststedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
(KJV ASV DBY YLT)

2 Peter 1:10
wherefore, the rather, brethren, be diligent to makestedfast your calling and choice, for these things doing, ye may never stumble,
(YLT)

2 Peter 1:12
For this reason I shall always persist in reminding you of these things, although you know them and arestedfast believers in truth which you already possess.
(WEY)

1 John 1:9
if we may confess our sins,stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;
(YLT)

Revelation 17:14
these with the Lamb shall make war, and the Lamb shall overcome them, because Lord of lords he is, and King of kings, and those with him are called, and choice, andstedfast.'
(YLT)

Revelation 21:5
And He who is sitting upon the throne said, 'Lo, new I make all things; and He saith to me, 'Write, because these words are true andstedfast;'
(YLT)

Revelation 22:6
And he said to me, 'These words 'are'stedfast and true, and the Lord God of the holy prophets did send His messenger to shew to His servants the things that it behoveth to come quickly:
(YLT)

Exodus 14:31
and Israel seeth the great hand with which Jehovah hath wrought against the Egyptians, and the people fear Jehovah, and remainstedfast in Jehovah, and in Moses His servant.
(YLT)

Exodus 17:12
And the hands of Moses 'are' heavy, and they take a stone, and set 'it' under him, and he sitteth on it: and Aaron and Hur have taken hold on his hands, on this side one, and on that one, and his hands arestedfast till the going in of the sun;
(YLT)

Numbers 12:7
not so My servant Moses; in all My house he 'is'stedfast;
(YLT)

Deuteronomy 1:32
And in this thing ye are notstedfast in Jehovah your God,
(YLT)

Deuteronomy 12:23
Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou shalt not eat the life with the flesh.
(See JPS)

Deuteronomy 28:59
then hath Jehovah made wonderful thy strokes, and the strokes of thy seed -- great strokes, andstedfast, and evil sicknesses, and stedfast.
(YLT)

1 Samuel 2:35
and I have raised up for Me astedfast priest; as in My heart and in My soul he doth do; and I have built for him a stedfast house, and he hath walked up and down before Mine anointed all the days;
(YLT)

1 Samuel 25:28
Bear, I pray thee, with the transgression of thy handmaid, for Jehovah doth certainly make to my lord astedfast house; for the battles of Jehovah hath my lord fought, and evil is not found in thee 'all' thy days.
(YLT)

2 Samuel 7:16
andstedfast 'is' thy house and thy kingdom unto the age before thee, thy throne is established unto the age.'
(YLT)

1 Kings 11:38
and it hath been, if thou dost hear all that I command thee, and hast walked in My ways, and done that which is right in Mine eyes, to keep My statutes and My commands, as did David My servant, that I have been with thee, and have built for thee astedfast house, as I built for David, and have given to thee Israel,
(YLT)

2 Kings 17:14
and they have not hearkened, and harden their neck, like the neck of their fathers, who did not remainstedfast in Jehovah their God,
(YLT)

1 Chronicles 17:23
And now, O Jehovah, the word that Thou hast spoken concerning Thy servant, and concerning his house, let bestedfast unto the age, and do as Thou hast spoken;
(YLT)

1 Chronicles 17:24
and let it bestedfast, and Thy name is great unto the age, saying, Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, is God to Israel, and the house of Thy servant David is established before Thee;
(YLT)

2 Chronicles 1:9
Now, O Jehovah God, is Thy word with David my fatherstedfast, for Thou hast caused me to reign over a people numerous as the dust of the earth;
(YLT)

2 Chronicles 6:17
And now, O Jehovah, God of Israel, is Thy wordstedfast that Thou hast spoken to Thy servant, to David,
(YLT)

2 Chronicles 20:20
And they rise early in the morning, and go out to the wilderness of Tekoa, and in their going out Jehoshaphat hath stood and saith, 'Hear me, O Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem, remainstedfast in Jehovah your God, and be stedfast; remain stedfast in His prophets, and prosper.'
(YLT)

Nehemiah 9:8
and didst find his heartstedfast before Thee, so as to make with him the covenant, to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, to give 'it' to his seed. 'And Thou dost establish Thy words, for Thou 'art' righteous,
(YLT)

Nehemiah 9:38
And for all this we are making astedfast covenant, and are writing, and over him who is sealed 'are' our heads, our Levites, our priests.'
(YLT)

Nehemiah 13:13
And I appoint treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites; and by their hand 'is' Hanan son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah, forstedfast they have been reckoned, and on them 'it is' to give a portion to their brethren.
(YLT)

Job 11:15
For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt bestedfast, and shalt not fear:
(KJV JPS ASV DBY)

Job 12:20
Turning aside the lip of thestedfast, And the reason of the aged He taketh away.
(YLT)

Job 39:24
With trembling and rage he swalloweth the ground, And remaineth notstedfast Because of the sound of a trumpet.
(YLT)

Psalms 12:1
To the Overseer, on the octave. -- A Psalm of David. Save, Jehovah, for the saintly hath failed, For thestedfast have ceased From the sons of men:
(YLT)

Psalms 19:7
The law of Jehovah 'is' perfect, refreshing the soul, The testimonies of Jehovah 'are'stedfast, Making wise the simple,
(YLT)

Psalms 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within me.
(See JPS)

Psalms 57:7
My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing praises.
(See JPS)

Psalms 78:8
And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was notstedfast with God.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT)

Psalms 78:37
For their heart was not right with him, neither were theystedfast in his covenant.
(KJV JPS DBY YLT)

Psalms 89:28
To the age I keep for him My kindness, And My covenant 'is'stedfast with him.
(YLT)

Psalms 89:37
It shall be established for ever as the moon, And as the faithful witness in the sky. Selah
(See JPS YLT)

Psalms 93:5
Thy testimonies have been verystedfast, To Thy house comely 'is' holiness, O Jehovah, for length of days!
(YLT)

Psalms 111:7
The works of His hands 'are' true and just,Stedfast 'are' all His appointments.
(YLT)

Psalms 112:7
He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: His heart is fixed, trusting in Jehovah.
(See JPS)

Proverbs 11:19
He that is stedfast in righteousness'shall attain unto life; And he that pursueth evil doeth it to his own death.
(See JPS ASV)

Proverbs 12:22
An abomination to Jehovah 'are' lying lips, Andstedfast doers 'are' his delight.
(YLT)

Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
(See JPS)

Proverbs 28:20
Astedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.
(YLT)

Isaiah 7:9
And the head of Ephraim 'is' Samaria, And the head of Samaria 'is' the son of Remaliah. If ye do not give credence, Surely ye are notstedfast.'
(YLT)

Isaiah 9:1
But there shall be no gloom to her that was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time hath he made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
(See JPS)

Isaiah 22:23
And I have fixed him a nail in astedfast place, And he hath been for a throne of honour To the house of his father.
(YLT)

Isaiah 22:25
In that day -- an affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, Moved is the nail that is fixed In astedfast place, Yea, it hath been cut down, and hath fallen, And cut off hath been the burden that 'is' on it, For Jehovah hath spoken!'
(YLT)

Isaiah 25:1
O Jehovah, my God 'art' Thou, I exalt Thee, I confess Thy name, For Thou hast done a wonderful thing, Counsels of old, stedfastness, O stedfast One.
(Root in YLT)

Isaiah 32:18
And dwelt hath My people in a peaceful habitation, And instedfast tabernacles, And in quiet resting-places.
(YLT)

Isaiah 33:16
He high places doth inhabit, Strongholds of rock 'are' his high tower, His bread hath been given, his watersstedfast.
(YLT)

Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ear, and come unto me, Hear, and your soul doth live, And I make for you a covenant age-during, The kind acts of David -- that arestedfast.
(YLT)

Jeremiah 15:18
Why hath my pain been perpetual? And my wound incurable? It hath refused to be healed, Thou art surely to me as a failing stream, Waters notstedfast.
(YLT)

Daniel 2:45
Because that thou hast seen that out of the mountain cut hath been a stone without hands, and it hath beaten small the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king that which 'is' to be after this; and the dream 'is' true, and its interpretationstedfast.
(YLT)

Daniel 6:26
I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, andstedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
(KJV JPS ASV)

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