Acts 5:41
They went therefore from the presence of the Sanhedrim, rejoicing that they were accounted worthy to suffer shame for the name of [Christ];
John 15:21
But all these things they will do to you, on my account, because they know not him that sent me.
Matthew 5:10-12
Blessed are the persecuted for righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Luke 6:22
Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude you from their company, and reproach and cast out your names as evil, on account of the Son of man.
Acts 16:23-25
and having inflicted many blows on them cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely;
Romans 5:3
And not only [this], but we rejoice also in afflictions, knowing that affliction works out patience,
2 Corinthians 12:10
Most gladly, therefore, will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Wherefore I am well pleased with infirmities, with injuries, with necessities, with persecutions, with distresses for Christ; for when I am weak, then am I strong.
Philippians 1:29
because it was given to you in behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him but also to suffer for him,
Hebrews 10:34
For you sympathized with those in bonds, and received with joy the plunder of your property, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession, and one that endures.
Hebrews 12:2
looking to the chief guide and perfecter of the faith, Jesus, who for the joy set before him despised the shame and endured the cross, and sat down on the right hand of God.
James 1:2
Account it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various trials,
1 Peter 4:13-16
but as you partake of the sufferings of Christ rejoice, that you may also rejoice exulting at the revelation of his glory.