30 Bible Verses about Christ's Disciples Will Suffer

But as for you, you must exercise habitual self-control, and not live a self-indulgent life, but do the duty of an evangelist and fully discharge the obligations of your office.

As a good soldier of Christ Jesus accept your share of suffering.

For I will let him know the great sufferings which he must pass through for My sake."

For you have had the privilege granted you on behalf of Christ--not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer on His behalf;

and any one who does not take up his cross and follow where I lead is not worthy of me.

Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If any one desires to follow me, let him renounce self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.

Then calling to Him the crowd and also His disciples, He said to them, "If any one is desirous of following me, let him ignore self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.

No one who does not carry his own cross and come after me can be a disciple of mine.

And He said to all, "If any one is desirous of following me, let him ignore self and take up his cross day by day, and so be my follower.

that none of you might be unnerved by your present trials: for you yourselves know that they are our appointed lot.

For even when we were with you, we forewarned you, saying, "We are soon to suffer affliction;" and this actually happened, as you well know.

Do not be ashamed then to bear witness for our Lord and for me His prisoner; but rather share suffering with me in the service of the Good News, strengthened by the power of God.

And if one part is suffering, every other part suffers with it; or if one part is receiving special honor, every other part shares in the joy.

It has struck no root, however, within him. He continues for a time, but when suffering comes, or persecution, because of the Message, he at once stumbles and falls.

"At that time they will deliver you up to punishment and will put you to death; and you will be objects of hatred to all the nations because you are called by my name.

except that the Holy Spirit, at town after town, testifies to me that imprisonment and suffering are awaiting me.

for this reason in our distress and trouble we have been comforted about you, brethren, by your faith.

Rejoice triumphantly in the prospect of this, even if now, for a short time, you are compelled to sorrow amid various trials.

For it is an acceptable thing with God, if, from a sense of duty to Him, a man patiently submits to wrong, when treated unjustly.

But even if you suffer for righteousness' sake, you are to be envied. So do not be alarmed by their threats, nor troubled;

For it is better that you should suffer for doing right, if such be God's will, than for doing evil;

But let not one of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evil-doer, or as a spy upon other people's business. If, however, any one suffers because he is a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God for being permitted to bear that name. For the time has come for judgement to begin, and to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the end of those who reject God's Good News?

Therefore also, let those who are suffering in accordance with the will of God entrust their souls in well-doing to a faithful Creator.

And God, the giver of all grace, who has called you to share His eternal glory, through Christ, after you have suffered for a short time, will Himself make you perfect, firm, and strong.

If you do wrong and receive a blow for it, what credit is there in your bearing it patiently? But if when you do right and suffer for it you bear it patiently, this is an acceptable thing with God.

And not only so: we also exult in our sufferings, knowing as we do, that suffering produces fortitude;

On the contrary, as God's servants, we seek their full approval--by unwearied endurance, by afflictions, by distress, by helplessness;

We are hard pressed, yet never in absolute distress; perplexed, yet never utterly baffled;

For this our light and transitory burden of suffering is achieving for us a preponderating, yes, a vastly preponderating, and eternal weight of glory;

And our hope for you is stedfast; for we know that as you are partners with us in the sufferings, so you are also partners in the comfort.