Matthew 10:34-39
"Do not suppose that I came to bring peace to the earth: I did not come to bring peace but a sword.
John 16:33
"I have spoken all this to you in order that in me you may have peace. In the world you have affliction. But keep up your courage: *I* have won the victory over the world."
1 Corinthians 9:26-27
That is how I run, not being in any doubt as to my goal. I am a boxer who does not inflict blows on the air,
Ephesians 6:11-18
Put on the complete armour of God, so as to be able to stand firm against all the stratagems of the Devil.
1 Timothy 6:12
Exert all your strength in the honourable struggle for the faith; lay hold of the Life of the Ages, to which you were called, when you made your noble profession of faith before many witnesses.
2 Timothy 2:3
As a good soldier of Christ Jesus accept your share of suffering.
2 Timothy 4:7
I have gone through the glorious contest; I have run the race; I have guarded the faith.