Philippians 1:29
because to you has been graciously granted on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on behalf of him,
Matthew 5:11-12
Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute [you] and say all kinds of evil things against you, lying on account of me.
Matthew 16:17
And Jesus answered [and] said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal [this] to you, but my Father [who is] in heaven.
John 1:12-13
But as many as received him--to those who believe in his name--he gave to them authority to become children of God,
John 6:44-45
No one is able to come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day.
Acts 5:41
So they went out from the presence of the Sanhedrin rejoicing, because they had been considered worthy to be dishonored for the sake of the name.
Acts 13:39
by this one everyone who believes is justified!
Acts 14:22
strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging [them] to continue in the faith and [saying], "Through many persecutions it is necessary [for] us to enter into the kingdom of God."
Acts 14:27
And [when they] arrived and called the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.
Romans 5:3
And not only [this], but we also boast in our afflictions, [because we] know that affliction produces patient endurance,
Ephesians 2:8
For by grace you are saved through faith, and this [is] not from yourselves, [it is] the gift of God;
Colossians 2:12
having been buried with him in baptism, in which also you were raised together with [him] through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
James 1:2
Consider [it] all joy, my brothers, whenever you encounter various trials,
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 of change.
1 Peter 4:13
But to the degree that you share in the sufferings of Christ, rejoice, so that also at the revelation of his glory you may rejoice [and] be glad.