Colossians 1:24
I now rejoice in sufferings for you, and make complete in my flesh things lacking of the afflictions of the Christ for his body, which is the church.
Romans 5:3
And not only so, but we also take pride in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance,
2 Timothy 1:8
Be not ashamed therefore of the testimony of our Lord nor of me his prisoner, but suffer together with the good-news according to the power of God.
2 Corinthians 7:4
Great is my boldness toward you, great is my pride for you. I have been filled with encouragement. I over-abound with joy in all our affliction.
Philippians 3:10
to know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the participation of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,
Colossians 1:18
And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might become preeminent in all things.
Matthew 5:11-12
Blessed are ye when they revile you, and persecute you, and say every evil word, being deceitful against you because of me.
Acts 5:41
Indeed therefore they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were considered worthy to be treated shamefully for the name of Jesus.
2 Corinthians 1:5-8
Because, as the sufferings of the Christ abound to us, so also our encouragement abounds through the Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:8-12
restricted in everything, yet not confined, perplexed but not despairing,
2 Corinthians 11:23-27
Are they helpers of Christ? (I speak as being mad) I more: in toils, more abundantly; in stripes, countless; in prisons, more frequently; in deaths often.
Ephesians 1:23
which is his body, the fulfillment of him who fills all in all.
Ephesians 3:1
For this reason I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,
Ephesians 3:13
Therefore I ask that ye not become discouraged at my tribulations on your behalf, which is your glory.
Philippians 2:17-18
Yet even if I am poured out a libation upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.
2 Timothy 2:9-10
within which I suffer evil to the point of bonds as an evildoer, but the word of God is not bound.
James 1:2
Consider it all joy, my brothers, when ye encounter various trials,