Romans 13:5
You must be obedient, therefore, not only to avoid the divine vengeance but as a matter of conscience,
Matthew 5:10-12
Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of goodness! the Realm of heaven is theirs.
Luke 6:32
If you love only those who love you, what credit is that to you? Why, even sinful men love those who love them.
John 15:21
They will do all this to you on account of my name, because they know not him who sent me.
Acts 11:23
When he came and saw the grace of God he rejoiced, and encouraged them all to hold by the Lord with heartfelt purpose
1 Corinthians 15:10
But by God's grace I am what I am. The grace he showed me did not go for nothing; no, I have done far more work than all of them ??though it was not I but God's grace at my side.
2 Corinthians 1:12
My proud boast is the testimony of my conscience that holiness and godly sincerity, not worldly cunning but the grace of God, have marked my conduct in the outside world and in particular my relations with you.
2 Corinthians 8:1
Now, brothers, I have to tell you about the grace God has given to the churches of Macedonia.
2 Timothy 1:12
and this is why I am suffering. Still, I am not ashamed of it; I know whom I have trusted and I am certain he is able to keep what I have put into his hands till the great Day.
1 Peter 2:20
Where is the credit in standing punishment for having done wrong? No, if you stand suffering for having done right, that is what God counts a merit.
1 Peter 3:14-17
Even supposing you have to suffer for the sake of what is right, still you are blessed. Have no fear of their threats, do not let that trouble you,