38 Bible Verses about pressure

Apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxious concern for all the churches.

We are experiencing trouble on every side, but are not crushed; we are perplexed, but not driven to despair;

Indeed we felt as if the sentence of death had been passed against us, so that we would not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead.

because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.

Distress and hardship confront me, yet I find delight in your commands.

But how can I alone bear up under the burden of your hardship and strife?

You led us into a trap; you caused us to suffer.

However, without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your good deed would not be out of compulsion, but from your own willingness.

For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, regarding the affliction that happened to us in the province of Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of living.

If you faint in the day of trouble, your strength is small!

When he made the force of the wind and measured the waters with a gauge.

For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not to make you sad, but to let you know the love that I have especially for you.

but worldly cares, the seductiveness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it produces nothing.

But they have no root in themselves and do not endure. Then, when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.

I also said to you at that time, "I am no longer able to sustain you by myself.

Moreover, at that time I pleaded with the Lord,

Each one of you should give just as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, because God loves a cheerful giver.

For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of David. When I call out, answer me, O God who vindicates me! Though I am hemmed in, you will lead me into a wide, open place. Have mercy on me and respond to my prayer!

Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him.

Now Jesus went home, and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to eat.

The heart of her husband has confidence in her, and he has no lack of gain.

For even when we came into Macedonia, our body had no rest at all, but we were troubled in every way -- struggles from the outside, fears from within.

In my distress I cried out to the Lord. The Lord answered me and put me in a wide open place.

The one who loves pleasure will be a poor person; whoever loves wine and anointing oil will not be rich.

Then I will bring the remaining third into the fire; I will refine them like silver is refined and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name and I will answer; I will say, 'These are my people,' and they will say, 'The Lord is my God.'"

For as the churning of milk produces butter and as punching the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.

Indeed this is what the Lord told me. He took hold of me firmly and warned me not to act like these people:

Distress and anguish terrify him; they prevail against him like a king ready to launch an attack,

O land of Judah, land of Judah, land of Judah! Listen to what the Lord has to say!

in hard work and toil, through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, many times without food, in cold and without enough clothing.

But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more they multiplied and spread. As a result the Egyptians loathed the Israelites,

But if you marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face difficult circumstances, and I am trying to spare you such problems.

Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.

A person's spirit sustains him through sickness -- but who can bear a crushed spirit?

Surely oppression can turn a wise person into a fool; likewise, a bribe corrupts the heart.

Say to them, 'As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but prefer that the wicked change his behavior and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil deeds! Why should you die, O house of Israel?'

As for their enemies, they decreased in number and were beaten down, because of painful distress and suffering.