Charles Spurgeon Commentary Hebrews 10:36

"For ye have need of patience, that, having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise." — Hebrews 10:36 (ASV)

That, after you have done the will of God, you might receive the promise.

There must first be the doing of the will of God, and then the reward will come afterwards. God will not give to his people their full reward yet. Patience, then, brother; patience, sister. Saturday night will come one of these days; your week's work will then be over, and you will be more than repaid for anything you have done for your Lord.

For you have need of patience,—

Our supply of that virtue is often very short; it is an article of which there is very little in the market, and all of us have need of more of it: You have need of patience,—

That, after you have done the will of God, you might receive the promise.

To hold on, to continue to do God's will—this is the task. To start, and to make a spurt now and then, is easy enough; but to keep on, is trying for every spiritual muscle; and only God can enable you to do so.

For you have need of patience—

Or, endurance.