17 Bible Verses about Adversity

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into various trials; knowing that the proof of your faith produceth patience. But let patience have its work perfected, that ye may be perfect and complete, deficient in nothing.

But we know that to those who love God all things work together for good, even to those who are called according to his purpose.

These things have I spoken to you, that ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good courage; I have overcome the world.

No temptation hath overtaken you, but what is common to men. And God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted beyond what ye are able to bear; but will with the temptation make also a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear up under it.

Therefore we never faint; for though our outward man decay, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our momentary light affliction worketh for us a transcendently far more exceeding eternal weight of glory; whilst we direct our aim not to the things which are seen, but to the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporary, but the things that are not seen are eternal.

I am enabled for all things by Christ who strengtheneth me.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall distress of circumstances, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword?

Come to me, all who labour hard, and sustain heavy burdens, and I will give you relief.

What then shall we say to these things? If God be for us, who [shall be] against us?

He that overcometh, I will give to him to sit on my throne, as I also have overcome, and have sat down with my Father on his throne.

Blessed is the man who patiently supports temptation: for when he is proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to those who love him. Let no man under temptation say, I am tempted of God: for God is incapable of temptation from evils, and he tempteth no man: but every person is tempted, when by his own peculiar passion he is born away, and ensnared.read more.
Then passion impregnated, bringeth forth sin, and sin reaching its consummation, bringeth forth death.

casting all your anxiety upon him; for he careth for you.

Beloved, be not amazed at the fiery trial among you which is to bring you to the test, as though something strange happened to you; but as ye share in the sufferings of Christ rejoice, that at the revelation of his glory also ye may hail him with exultations.

Be sober, be vigilant; for your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, prowleth around, seeking whom he may devour:

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.