Hebrews 11:25
choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to have an enjoyment of sin for a time,
Matthew 5:10-12
Blessed are the persecuted for righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 13:21
but has no root in himself, but is only a temporary [disciple]; and when affliction or persecution arises on account of the word, he is immediately offended.
Luke 12:19-20
and I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years rest, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.
Luke 16:25
But Abraham said, Son, remember that you received your good things in your life, and Lazarus in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in pain.
Acts 7:24-25
And seeing one injured he defended him, and executed judgment for the oppressed, smiting the Egyptian.
Acts 20:23-24
except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city, saying, That bonds and afflictions await me.
Romans 5:3
And not only [this], but we rejoice also in afflictions, knowing that affliction works out patience,
Romans 8:17-18
And if children, [we are] also heirs, heirs indeed of God and co-heirs with Christ, if we suffer with him that we may also be glorified with him.
Romans 8:35-39
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall affliction or distress, persecution or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword?
2 Corinthians 5:17
So that if any one is in Christ he is a new creation; old things have passed away, behold, all things have become new.
Colossians 1:24
Now I rejoice in sufferings for you, and supply the deficiencies of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body, which is the church,
2 Thessalonians 1:3-6
We ought to thank God always for you, brothers, as is fit, because your faith increases greatly, and the love of every one of you all one for another abounds,
2 Timothy 1:8
Be not ashamed therefore of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but endure affliction with us in the gospel according to the power of God,
2 Timothy 2:3-10
Endure evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
2 Timothy 3:11-12
persecutions, sufferings, which befell me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; the great persecutions which I suffered, and the Lord delivered me from all.
Hebrews 4:9
Therefore a sabbatism remains for the people of God.
Hebrews 10:32
But remember the former days, in which having been enlightened you endured a great conflict with sufferings,
Hebrews 11:37
they were stoned, they were cut to pieces with saws, they were tried, they died with the death of the sword, they wandered about in sheep-skins and goat-skins, destitute, afflicted, injuriously treated,
James 1:20
for man's anger performs not God's righteousness.
James 5:5
You have lived in luxury on the earth and in pleasure, you have nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter.
1 Peter 1:6-7
In which you rejoice, though now for a little while if need be made sad by manifold trials,
1 Peter 2:10
who formerly were not a people, but now are a people of God, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
1 Peter 4:12-16
BELOVED, think not strange of the fiery trial which is to try you, as if some strange thing happened to you,
Revelation 18:7
as much as she glorified herself, and lived luxuriously, so much distress and sorrow give her. For she says in her mind, I sit a queen and am not a widow and I see not sorrow.