73 Bible Verses about Suffering
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I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and do fill up the things lacking of the tribulations of the Christ in my flesh for his body, which is the assembly,
and the endurance, experience; and the experience, hope;
whom resist, stedfast in the faith, having known the same sufferings to your brotherhood in the world to be accomplished.
For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory about to be revealed in us;
and whether one member doth suffer, suffer with it do all the members, or one member is glorified, rejoice with it do all the members;
because to you it was granted, on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also on behalf of him to suffer;
in which I suffer evil -- unto bonds, as an evil-doer, but the word of God hath not been bound;
And the God of all grace, who did call you to His age-during glory in Christ Jesus, having suffered a little, Himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you;
for what renown is it, if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure it? but if, doing good and suffering for it, ye do endure, this is gracious with God,
Doth any one suffer evil among you? let him pray; is any of good cheer? let him sing psalms;
Christ, then, having suffered for us in the flesh, ye also with the same mind arm yourselves, because he who did suffer in the flesh hath done with sin,
and if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; and let him glorify God in this respect;
for this is gracious, if because of conscience toward God any one doth endure sorrows, suffering unrighteously;
to know him, and the power of his rising again, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,
And not only so, but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation doth work endurance;
and him who was made some little less than messengers we see -- Jesus -- because of the suffering of the death, with glory and honour having been crowned, that by the grace of God for every one he might taste of death.
for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,
in which ye are glad, a little now, if it be necessary, being made to sorrow in manifold trials,
He is despised, and left of men, A man of pains, and acquainted with sickness, And as one hiding the face from us, He is despised, and we esteemed him not.
and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and the death shall not be any more, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor shall there be any more pain, because the first things did go away.'
be mindful of those in bonds, as having been bound with them, of those maltreated, as also yourselves being in the body;
searching in regard to what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ that was in them was manifesting, testifying beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glory after these,
For it was becoming to Him, because of whom are the all things, and through whom are the all things, many sons to glory bringing, the author of their salvation through sufferings to make perfect,
And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,
and if children, also heirs, heirs, indeed, of God, and heirs together of Christ -- if, indeed, we suffer together, that we may also be glorified together.
but if ye also should suffer because of righteousness, happy are ye! and of their fear be not afraid, nor be troubled,
so that also those suffering according to the will of god, as to a stedfast Creator, let them commit their own souls in good doing.
a token of the righteous judgment of God, for your being counted worthy of the reign of God, for which also ye suffer,
these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage -- I have overcome the world.'
But Jesus said, 'Suffer the children, and forbid them not, to come unto me, for of such is the reign of the heavens;'
Surely our sicknesses he hath borne, And our pains -- he hath carried them, And we -- we have esteemed him plagued, Smitten of God, and afflicted.
And call to your remembrance the former days, in which, having been enlightened, ye did endure much conflict of sufferings,
for in that he suffered, himself being tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.
who is comforting us in all our tribulation, for our being able to comfort those in any tribulation through the comfort with which we are comforted ourselves by God;
they, indeed, then, departed from the presence of the sanhedrim, rejoicing that for his name they were counted worthy to suffer dishonour,
through being a Son, did learn by the things which he suffered -- the obedience,
with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,
for which cause also these things I suffer, but I am not ashamed, for I have known in whom I have believed, and have been persuaded that he is able that which I have committed to him to guard -- to that day.
for the momentary light matter of our tribulation, more and more exceedingly an age-during weight of glory doth work out for us --
'And, from the days of John the Baptist till now, the reign of the heavens doth suffer violence, and violent men do take it by force,
since it is a righteous thing with God to give back to those troubling you -- trouble,
save that the Holy Spirit in every city doth testify fully, saying, that for me bonds and tribulations remain;
From Thematic Bible
Christ » Sake, for his » Suffering
Curiosity » The levite looked with indifferent curiosity upon the man who was » Suffering
and in like manner also, a Levite, having been about the place, having come and seen, passed over on the opposite side.
For Christ's sake » Suffering
for Jesus' sake » Suffering
Suffering » For Christ
An example take ye of the suffering of evil, my brethren, and of the patience, the prophets who did speak in the name of the Lord;
And the God of all grace, who did call you to His age-during glory in Christ Jesus, having suffered a little, Himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you;
but, according as ye have fellowship with the sufferings of the Christ, rejoice ye, that also in the revelation of his glory ye may rejoice -- exulting; if ye be reproached in the name of Christ -- happy are ye, because the Spirit of glory and of God upon you doth rest; in regard, indeed, to them, he is evil-spoken of, and in regard to you, he is glorified;
I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and do fill up the things lacking of the tribulations of the Christ in my flesh for his body, which is the assembly,
because to you it was granted, on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also on behalf of him to suffer;
Suffering » Those that suffer for jesus Christ
for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God; for ye did not receive a spirit of bondage again for fear, but ye did receive a spirit of adoption in which we cry, 'Abba -- Father.' The Spirit himself doth testify with our spirit, that we are children of God; read more.
and if children, also heirs, heirs, indeed, of God, and heirs together of Christ -- if, indeed, we suffer together, that we may also be glorified together.
Christ, then, having suffered for us in the flesh, ye also with the same mind arm yourselves, because he who did suffer in the flesh hath done with sin,
because, as the sufferings of the Christ do abound to us, so through the Christ doth abound also our comfort;
because of this all things do I endure, because of the choice ones, that they also salvation may obtain that is in Christ Jesus, with glory age-during. Stedfast is the word: For if we died together -- we also shall live together; if we do endure together -- we shall also reign together; if we deny him, he also shall deny us;
'And to the messenger of the assembly of the Smyrneans write: These things saith the First and the Last, who did become dead and did live; I have known thy works, and tribulation, and poverty -- yet thou art rich -- and the evil-speaking of those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but are a synagogue of the Adversary. 'Be not afraid of the things that thou art about to suffer; lo, the devil is about to cast of you to prison, that ye may be tried, and ye shall have tribulation ten days; become thou faithful unto death, and I will give to thee the crown of the life.
Suffering » Who shall suffer persecution
for I think that God did set forth us the apostles last -- as appointed to death, because a spectacle we became to the world, and messengers, and men; we are fools because of Christ, and ye wise in Christ; we are ailing, and ye strong; ye glorious, and we dishonoured; unto the present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and wander about, read more.
and labour, working with our own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer; being spoken evil of, we entreat; as filth of the world we did become -- of all things an offscouring -- till now.
Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up, whom resist, stedfast in the faith, having known the same sufferings to your brotherhood in the world to be accomplished. And the God of all grace, who did call you to His age-during glory in Christ Jesus, having suffered a little, Himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you;
Suffering » Vicarious
for I was wishing, I myself, to be anathema from the Christ -- for my brethren, my kindred, according to the flesh,
greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;
for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,
in this we have known the love, because he for us his life did lay down, and we ought for the brethren the lives to lay down;
And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Rise early in the morning, and station thyself before Pharaoh, and thou hast said unto him, Thus said Jehovah, God of the Hebrews, Send My people away, and they serve Me, for, at this time I am sending all My plagues unto thy heart, and on thy servants, and on thy people, so that thou knowest that there is none like Me in all the earth, for now I have put forth My hand, and I smite thee, and thy people, with pestilence, and thou art hidden from the earth. read more.
'And yet for this I have caused thee to stand, so as to show thee My power, and for the sake of declaring My Name in all the earth;
Suffering » Suffering for jesus Christ
because to you it was granted, on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also on behalf of him to suffer;
Christ, then, having suffered for us in the flesh, ye also with the same mind arm yourselves, because he who did suffer in the flesh hath done with sin,
Suffering » Why God’s people suffer
We ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because increase greatly doth your faith, and abound doth the love of each one of you all, to one another; so that we ourselves do glory in you in the assemblies of God, for your endurance and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye bear; a token of the righteous judgment of God, for your being counted worthy of the reign of God, for which also ye suffer,
Suffering » Walking with longsuffering
Call upon you, then, do I -- the prisoner of the Lord -- to walk worthily of the calling with which ye were called, with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love, being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of the peace;
Suffering » The sufferings of this present time
For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory about to be revealed in us; for the earnest looking out of the creation doth expect the revelation of the sons of God; for to vanity was the creation made subject -- not of its will, but because of Him who did subject it -- in hope, read more.
that also the creation itself shall be set free from the servitude of the corruption to the liberty of the glory of the children of God; for we have known that all the creation doth groan together, and doth travail in pain together till now. And not only so, but also we ourselves, having the first-fruit of the Spirit, we also ourselves in ourselves do groan, adoption expecting -- the redemption of our body;
Suffering » Instance of » Goliath for the philistines
Suffering for Christ's sake » Some trials believers may be called upon to endure » Suffering
Suffering for righteousness' sake » For Christ's sake some trials believers may be called upon to endure » Suffering
Topics on Suffering
Body Of Christ, Physical Suffering
Matthew 27:26Then did he release to them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him up that he may be crucified;
Children Suffering
Ezekiel 18:2What -- to you, ye -- using this simile Concerning the ground of Israel, saying: Fathers do eat unripe fruit, And the sons' teeth are blunted?
Cup Of Suffering
Matthew 26:39And having gone forward a little, he fell on his face, praying, and saying, 'My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou.'
God, Suffering Of
Genesis 6:6and Jehovah repenteth that He hath made man in the earth, and He grieveth Himself -- unto His heart.
I Am Suffering
Jeremiah 45:3'Thou hast said, Woe to me, now, for Jehovah hath added sorrow to my pain, I have been wearied with my sighing, and rest I have not found.
Participation In Christ Sufferings
Philippians 3:10to know him, and the power of his rising again, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,
Prophets Suffering
James 5:10An example take ye of the suffering of evil, my brethren, and of the patience, the prophets who did speak in the name of the Lord;
Suffering For Christ's Sake
Acts 5:41they, indeed, then, departed from the presence of the sanhedrim, rejoicing that for his name they were counted worthy to suffer dishonour,
Suffering For The Gospel
Mark 8:35for whoever may will to save his life shall lose it; and whoever may lose his life for my sake and for the good news' sake, he shall save it;
Suffering From Foreigners
Ezekiel 11:9And I have brought you out of its midst, And given you into the hand of strangers, And I have done among you judgments.
Suffering Saints
1 Peter 4:19so that also those suffering according to the will of god, as to a stedfast Creator, let them commit their own souls in good doing.
Suffering, Causes Of
Genesis 3:14-19And Jehovah God saith unto the serpent, 'Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all the cattle, and above every beast of the field: on thy belly dost thou go, and dust thou dost eat, all days of thy life;
Suffering, Emotional Aspects Of
Psalm 119:53Horror hath seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Thy law.
Suffering, Encouragements In
Psalm 103:13As a father hath mercy on sons, Jehovah hath mercy on those fearing Him.
Suffering, Hardship
Proverbs 10:15The wealth of the rich is his strong city, The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
Suffering, Nature Of
Genesis 2:17and of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou dost not eat of it, for in the day of thine eating of it -- dying thou dost die.'
Suffering, Of Believers
Matthew 10:22and ye shall be hated by all because of my name, but he who hath endured to the end, he shall be saved.
Suffering, Of Jesus Christ
Luke 24:25-26And he said unto them, 'O inconsiderate and slow in heart, to believe on all that the prophets spake!
Suffering, Of The Innocent
Habakkuk 1:13Purer of eyes than to behold evil, To look on perverseness Thou art not able, Why dost Thou behold the treacherous? Thou keepest silent when the wicked Doth swallow the more righteous than he,
Sufferings Rewarded
Matthew 5:11Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake --
The Ungodly Suffering
Psalm 32:10Many are the pains of the wicked; As to him who is trusting in Jehovah, Kindness doth compass him.
Weather Causing Sufferings
Proverbs 25:20Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, Is as vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.
Young People Suffering
Psalm 34:10Young lions have lacked and been hungry, And those seeking Jehovah lack not any good,
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- Encouraging Others
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- Getting Through Hard Times
- Glory
- Hard Work And Perseverance
- Hardship
- Hope In Hard Times