Philippians 1:29
For you have been granted the privilege not only of trusting in Christ but of suffering for him.
Matthew 5:11-12
"Blessed are you when people abuse you, and persecute you, and falsely say everything bad of you, on my account.
Matthew 16:17
Jesus answered, "Blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonah, for human nature has not disclosed this to you, but my Father in heaven!
John 1:12-13
But to all who did receive him and believe in him 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 to me; then I myself will raise him to life on the Last Day.
Acts 5:41
So they went out from before the council, glad that they had been thought worthy to bear disgrace for the sake of Jesus,
Acts 13:39
and that through union with him everyone who believes is cleared of every charge of which the Law of Moses could not clear you.
Acts 14:22
reassuring the disciples and encouraging them to stand by the faith and reminding them that we have to undergo many hardships to get into the Kingdom of God.
Acts 14:27
When they arrived there, they called the church together, and reported how God had worked with them, and how he had opened the way to faith for the heathen.
Romans 5:3
More than that, we ought to glory in our troubles, for we know that trouble produces endurance,
Ephesians 2:8
For it is by his mercy that you have been saved through faith. It is not by your own action, it is the gift of God.
Colossians 2:12
when in your baptism you were buried with him, and raised to life with him through your faith in the power of God who raised him from the dead.
James 1:2
You must find the greatest joy, my brothers, in being involved in various trials,
James 1:17-18
Every good gift and every perfect present is from heaven, and comes down from the Father of the heavenly lights, about whom there is no variation of changing shadow.
1 Peter 4:13
but be glad that you are in a measure sharing the sufferings of the Christ, so that when his glory is revealed you may be triumphantly happy.