Philippians 1:29
For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake,
Matthew 5:11-12
"Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.
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 did receive him, 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 on the last day.
Acts 5:41
Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.
Acts 13:39
and by 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 that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.
Acts 14:27
And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
Romans 5:3
More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,
Ephesians 2:8
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
Colossians 2:12
having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.
James 1:2
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,
James 1:17-18
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
1 Peter 4:13
But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.