1 Peter 2:19
For it is pleasing in the sight of God for one to bear his sorrows though suffering innocently.
Romans 13:5
Therefore, you must obey them, not only for the sake of escaping punishment, but also for conscience' sake;
Matthew 5:10-12
"Blessed are those who suffer persecution for being and doing right, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
Luke 6:32
Now if you practice loving only those who love you, what credit do you get for that? Why, even notorious sinners practice loving those who love them.
John 15:21
They will do all this to you on account of me, because they do not know Him who has sent me.
Acts 11:23
When he reached there and saw the spiritual blessing God had given them, he was delighted, and continuously encouraged them all with hearty purpose to continue to be devoted to the Lord;
1 Corinthians 15:10
But by God's unmerited favor I have become what I am, and His unmerited favor shown to me was not bestowed for nothing, for I have toiled more extensively than any of them, and yet it was not I but God's unmerited favor working with me.
2 Corinthians 1:12
For my boast is this, to which my conscience testifies, that before the world, but especially before you, I have acted from pure motives and in sincerity before God, not depending on worldly wisdom but on God's unmerited favor.
2 Corinthians 8:1
Now I am going to tell you, brothers, of God's spiritual blessing which was given in the churches of Macedonia,
2 Timothy 1:12
This is why I am suffering so, but I am not ashamed of it, for I know whom I have trusted and I am absolutely sure that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.
1 Peter 2:20
For what credit is it to bear it patiently, if you do wrong and are beaten for it? But if you do right and patiently suffer for it, it is pleasing in the sight of God.
1 Peter 3:14-17
Instead, you are happy, even if you should suffer for doing right. Never be afraid of their threats, and never be disturbed,