23 Bible Verses about Suffering For Christ's Sake

And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.

For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.

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

(As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long, we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.)

And our hope concerning you is stedfast, knowing that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so also of the comfort.

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak foolishly) I more: in labours more abundantly, in stripes more exceedingly, in prisons more abundantly, in deaths often.

That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable to his death:

If we suffer, we shall also reign with him:

Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season.

Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering, affliction, and of patience.

For what glory is it, if when ye commit faults and are buffeted, ye take it patiently? But if when ye do well and suffer, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.

But even if ye do suffer for righteousness sake, happy are ye; and be not afraid of their terror, neither be ye troubled, But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts:

Yet if any suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

Now the God of all grace, who hath called us by Christ Jesus to his eternal glory, after ye have suffered a while, himself shall perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

Happy are ye when men shall revile and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake.

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, shall be saved.

He that findeth his life, shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it. He that entertaineth you, entertaineth me;

And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands for my names sake, shall receive an hundred fold, and inherit everlasting life.

We are fools for Christ's sake; but ye are wise in Christ: we are weak; but ye are strong: ye are honourable; but we are despised.

For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.

We who live are always delivered unto death for the sake of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal body.

Therefore I am well pleased in weaknesses, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.

This also is of God. For to you it is given, with regard to Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him: