29 Bible Verses about Life Struggles

Wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from this body of death?

having the same conflict as ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

and patience experience,

for ye have not resisted unto blood in striving against sin.

in order to which I also labour, striving earnestly according to his energy which operates in me with power.

Happy is the man who sustaineth temptation; for being approved he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love Him.

exhibiting the word of life; to my rejoicing in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, nor laboured in vain.

These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have trouble: but be of good courage, I have overcome the world.

And I account the sufferings of this present time not worthy to be set against the glory that shall be revealed to us.

Though, if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned: such however will probably have more trouble in life: but I spare you.

knowing this, that the trial of your faith worketh patience;

that we may be able to comfort those, that are in any trouble, by the consolation wherewith we ourselves are comforted by God.

In which ye rejoice, tho' now for a little while, if need be, ye are grieved through various trials.

But call to remembrance the former days, in which after being enlightened, ye sustained a great conflict of sufferings;

For to this end we both labour and suffer reproach, because we have hope in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of the faithful.

but I perceive another law in my body warring against the law of my mind, and captivating me to the law of sin, which is in my body.

for I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ, which is much preferable:

For that which I do, I allow not: for I do not that which I would; but what I hate, this I do.

For I do not the good that I would; but the evil which I would not, this I do.

for the flesh desireth things contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit things contrary to the flesh: and these are opposite to each other; so that ye do not those things which ye would.

I find then a kind of law, that when I would do good, evil besets me.

For our conflict is not with flesh and blood only, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the world and of the darkness of this age, against wicked spirits in heavenly places.

Maintain the glorious combat of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which thou hast been called, and hast made a good profession before many witnesses.

For I know that in me (that is in my flesh) dwelleth no good: for to will is present with me, but how to perform that which is good, I find not.

but now I am no more the doer of it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

For our short and light affliction is working out for us an infinite and eternal weight of glory, as we aim not at the things which are visible, but invisible:

For when we came into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were afflicted on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.

For to you it is granted as a favor from Christ, not only to believe on Him, but also to suffer for his sake:

And not only so, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation worketh patience,