30 Bible Verses about Christ's Disciples Will Suffer

But you, be self-controlled in all [things], bear hardship patiently, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

Suffer together with [me] as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name."

because to you has been graciously granted on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on behalf of him,

And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

And summoning the crowd together with his disciples, he said to them, "If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

Whoever does not carry his own cross and {follow} me {cannot be} my disciple.

And he said to [them] all, "If anyone wants to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross every day and follow me.

[so that] no one would be shaken by these afflictions. For [you] yourselves know that we are appointed for this,

for indeed when we were with you we told you beforehand that we were about to be afflicted, just as indeed it happened, and you know.

Therefore, do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor me his prisoner, but suffer along with [me] for the gospel, according to the power of God,

And if one member suffers, all the members suffer together; if a member is honored, all the members rejoice with [it].

But he does not have a root in himself, but {lasts only a little while}, and [when] affliction or persecution happens because of the word, immediately he falls away.

"Then they will hand you over to persecution and will kill you, and you will be hated by all the nations because of my name.

except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in town [after town], saying that bonds and persecutions await me.

because of this, brothers, we have been comforted because of you in all our distress and affliction through your faith,

in which you rejoice greatly, [although] now for a short time, if necessary, you are distressed by various trials,

For this [finds] favor, if because of consciousness of God someone endures sorrows [while] suffering unjustly.

But even if you might suffer for the sake of righteousness, [you are] blessed. And do not be afraid of their intimidation or be disturbed,

For [it is] better to suffer for doing good, {if God wills it}, than for doing evil.

By all means do not let anyone of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. But if [someone suffers] as a Christian, he must not be ashamed, but must glorify God with this name. For [it is] the time for the judgment to begin out from the household of God. But if [it begins] out from us first, what will be the outcome for those who are disobedient to the gospel of God?

So then also those who suffer according to the will of God must entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing good.

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, [after you] have suffered for a short time, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, [and] establish [you].

For what credit [is it] if, [when you] sin and are beaten [for it], you endure? But if you endure [when you] do good and suffer [for it], this [finds] favor with God.

And not only [this], but we also boast in our afflictions, [because we] know that affliction produces patient endurance,

but commending ourselves as servants of God in every [way], in much endurance, in afflictions, in distresses, in difficulties,

We are afflicted in every [way], but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing;

For our momentary light affliction is producing in us an eternal weight of glory {beyond all measure and proportion},

And our hope for you [is] firm, [because we] know that as you are sharers in the sufferings, so also [you will be sharers] in the comfort.