19 Bible Verses about God, Suffering Of

he that spared not his own son, but delivered him up for us all, will he not with him likewise freely give us all things?

for God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have eternal life.

whom God had ordained, thro' faith, to be the propitiatory victim by his blood, for the manifestation of his goodness, by patiently passing over their past transgressions: to manifest, I say, his goodness at this time: that he might appear to be just, and the justifier of him who believes in Jesus.

God having sent his own son invested with a body like that of sinful men, as a sacrifice for sin, thereby destroyed its power; which the law could not effect, human nature being in such a corrupted state.

God sent forth his own son born of a woman, and subject to the law, to redeem those,

whom he hath constituted heir of all things, by whom also be made the world.

and we have seen, and do testify, that the father hath sent the son to be the saviour of the world.

he that adheres to you, adheres to me; he that rejects you, rejects me: and he that rejects me, rejecteth him that sent me.

which however rejected it is by men, is the precious stone, which God has chosen: and

for we know that the whole creation groans, and labours with general pain even to this day.

mankind impatiently desire that the divine being would display himself to his creatures, who were not, by their own choice, expos'd to this uncertain state, but by virtue of him, who subjected them thereto: and therefore hope to be removed from this slavish condition of mortality to the free inheritance of divine glory.

and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; although we now suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.

Then addressing himself to his disciples, if any man, said he, would follow me, let him renounce himself, take up his cross, and so follow me.

Then addressing himself to the people, and his disciples, he said, he that desires to be under my conduct, let him renounce himself, and follow me.

Then he said to the whole company, if any one will be my follower, let him renounce himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.

but Jesus answered them, ye know not what ye ask. can ye bear to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? they said to him, we can. he replied, ye shall indeed drink of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, I cannot grant to any but those whom my father has destin'd thereto.

but Jesus said to them, you know not what you ask. can you drink the cup, that I must drink, and be baptized with the baptism with which I must be baptized? and they said, we can. but Jesus replied, you shall indeed drink of the cup, that I must drink of, and be baptized with the baptism, with which I must be baptized; but to sit on my right hand,

for it is a favour bestowed upon you, that you not only believe on Christ, but suffer also for his sake,

this will conciliate the divine favour. and this is the condition of your vocation, since Christ himself has suffer'd for us,