Philippians 1:29
Because to you it was granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,
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.
Matthew 16:17
And having answered, Jesus said to him, Blessed are thou, Simon Bar-jonah, because flesh and blood has not revealed it to thee, but my Father in the heavens.
John 1:12-13
But as many as did accept him, to them he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in his name,
John 6:44-45
No man can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day.
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.
Acts 13:39
And from all things of which ye could not be make righteous by the Law of Moses, in this man every man who believes is made righteous.
Acts 14:22
strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that it was necessary for us to enter into the kingdom of God through many tribulations.
Acts 14:27
And after arriving, and after gathering the assembly together, they reported as many things as God did with them, and that he opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
Romans 5:3
And not only so, but we also take pride in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance,
Ephesians 2:8
For ye are saved by grace through faith, and this a gift of God, not from you,
Colossians 2:12
Having been buried with him in immersion, in which also ye were raised together through faith of the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
James 1:2
Consider it all joy, my brothers, when ye encounter various trials,
James 1:17-18
Every good gift and every perfect endowment is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation nor shadow of turning.
1 Peter 4:13
But rejoice in so far as ye are partakers in the sufferings of the Christ, so that also at the revealing of his glory ye may rejoice, having exceeding joy.