Colossians 1:24
Now at last I can rejoice in my sufferings on your behalf, and in my own person I supplement the afflictions endured by the Christ, for the sake of his Body, the Church;
Romans 5:3
And not only that, but let us also exult in our troubles;
2 Timothy 1:8
Do not, therefore, be ashamed of the testimony which we have to bear to our Lord, nor yet of me who am a prisoner for him; but join with me in suffering for the Good News, as far as God enables you.
2 Corinthians 7:4
I have the utmost confidence in you; I am always boasting about you. I am full of encouragement and, in spite of all our troubles, my heart is overflowing with happiness.
Philippians 3:10
Then indeed I shall know Christ, and the power of his resurrection, and all that it means to share his sufferings,
Colossians 1:18
And he is the Head of the Church, which is his Body. The First-born from the dead, he is to the Church the Source of its Life, that he, in all things, may stand first.
Matthew 5:11-12
Blessed are you when people taunt you, and persecute you, and say everything evil about you--untruly, and on my account.
Acts 5:41
But the Apostles left the Council, rejoicing that they had been thought worthy to suffer disgrace for that Name;
2 Corinthians 1:5-8
It is true that we have our full share of the sufferings of the Christ, but through the Christ we have also our full share of consolation.
2 Corinthians 4:8-12
Though hard pressed on every side, we are never hemmed in; through perplexed, never driven to despair;
2 Corinthians 11:23-27
Are they 'Servants of Christ'? Though it is madness to talk like this, I am more so than they! I have had more of toil, more of imprisonment! I have been flogged times without number. I have been often at death's door.
Ephesians 1:23
For the Church is Christ's Body, and is filled by him who fills all things everywhere with his presence.
Ephesians 3:1
For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Jesus, the Christ, for the sake of you Gentiles--
Ephesians 3:13
Therefore I beg you not to be disheartened at the sufferings that I am undergoing for your sakes; for they redound to your honor.
Philippians 2:17-18
And yet, even if, when your faith is offered as a sacrifice to God, my life-blood must be poured out in addition, still I shall rejoice and share the joy of you all;
2 Timothy 2:9-10
in the service of which I am suffering hardships, even to being put in fetters as a criminal. But the Message of God is not fettered;
James 1:2
My Brothers, whatever may be the temptations that beset you from time to time, always regard them as a reason for rejoicing,