44 Bible Verses about Suffering, Encouragements In

And the Lord said, "Hear what the judge of unrighteousness says. And will not God avenge His elect, who are crying to Him day and night, and He is long suffering over them?

for the Father Himself loveth you, because ye have loved Me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father.

And I am no longer in the world; and these are in the world, and I come to Thee. Holy Father, keep, in Thine Own name, those whom Thou hast given Me, that they may be one, even as we are.

He Who spared not His Own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all consolation;

for in that He Himself hath suffered, being tempted, He is able to succor those who are tempted.

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me; because He anointed Me to publish good tidings to the poor; He hath sent Me to proclaim release to captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to send away the crushed in freedom.

"Peace I leave for you; My own peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Let not your heart be troubled; neither let it be fearful.

And ye, therefore, now, indeed, have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one takes away from you.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or perils or sword? As it has been written, "For Thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter." Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him Who loved us.read more.
For I am persuaded that, neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

for we have not a High Priest, unable to sympathize with our infirmities, but One Who hath been tempted in all points like as we, apart from sin.

Whence also He is able to save completely those who come to God through Him, since He is ever living to intercede in their behalf.

For consider Him Who hath endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest ye become weary, fainting in your souls.

and I will ask of the Father, and He will give you another Advocate, that He may be with you forever; the Spirit of truth, Whom the world cannot receive, because it beholds Him not, neither knows Him: ye know Him, because He abideth with you, and will be in you.

If ye, then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?"

and hope makes not ashamed; because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the holy Spirit, Who was given to us.

And, in like manner, the Spirit also helpeth our weakness; for we know not what to pray for as we ought; but the Spirit Himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness, continence; against such there is no law.

that He may grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit as to the inward man;

If ye are reproached in Christ's name, happy are ye, because the Spirit of glory and that of God rests upon you.

And we know that all things are working together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose;

And He hath said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you; for My power is made perfect in weakness." Most gladly, therefore, will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Be not, therefore, anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink!' or 'What shall we put on?' For after all these things the nations are seeking; for your Heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first His Kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you.

For whatsoever things were written in former times were written for our instruction, that we through patience and through consolation of the Scriptures may have hope.

and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

And the God of all grace, Who called you into His everlasting glory in Christ, after ye have suffered a little while, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen, settle you.

Therefore, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us??aving thrown off every encumbrance and the easily besetting sin??et us run with patience the race lying before us;

Not that I am speaking in respect of want; for I learned in whatsoever circumstances I am, to be content.

choosing rather to suffer evil with the people of God, than to have an enjoyment of sin for a season; regarding the reproach of the Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking away to the recompense.

Take, brethren, as an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets, who spake in the name of the Lord. Behold, we pronounce those happy who endured: ye heard of the patience of Job; and ye saw the end of the Lord, that the Lord is full of pity, and merciful.

Wherefore, exhort one another, and build up one another, as also ye do.

And from thence the brethren, having heard the tidings concerning us, came to meet us as far as Appii Forum and the Three Taverns; seeing whom, Paul, giving thanks to God, took courage.

who, for my soul, laid down their own necks; to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the gentiles;

But God, who consoleth the lowly, consoled us by the coming of Titus; and not by his coming only, but also by the consolation with which he was consoled over you; rehearsing to us your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced the more:

Notwithstanding, ye did well, in sharing with me in my tribulation.

and Jesus, who is called Justus, who are of the circumcision: these only are my fellow-workers in the interests of the Kingdom of God, who, indeed, became a comfort to me.

as ye know how we dealt with each one of you, as a father with his own children, exhorting you, and encouraging you, and testifying, that ye should walk worthily of God, Who is calling you into His own Kingdom and glory.

So then, comfort one another with these words.

Give diligence to come to me speedily;

not forsaking the gathering of ourselves together, as is the custom of some, but exhorting, and so much the more as ye see the day approaching.

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him Who loved us.

And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet speedily. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the First fruit of those who have fallen asleep.

because the Lord Himself will descend from Heaven, with a shout, with a voice of an archangel, and with a trumpet of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first; after that we, the living who are left over, will be caught up together with them in clouds, into the air, to meet the Lord; and so shall we always be with the Lord.