Philippians 1:29
For to you it has been granted for the sake of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for his sake,
Matthew 5:11-12
Blessed are you when they revile you and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for my sake.
Matthew 16:17
And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
John 1:12-13
But to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God
John 6:44-45
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
Acts 5:41
Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.
Acts 13:39
and through him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses.
Acts 14:22
strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, "Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God."
Acts 14:27
When they arrived, they gathered the church together and declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
Romans 5:3
And not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance;
Ephesians 2:8
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God
Colossians 2:12
having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
James 1:2
Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,
James 1:17-18
Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.
1 Peter 4:13
But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may also be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.