Philippians 1:29
For to you it is given on behalf of Christ not only to believe on Him, but also to suffer for His sake,
Matthew 5:11-12
Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for My sake.
Matthew 16:17
Jesus answered and said to him, You are blessed, Simon, son of Jonah, for flesh and blood did not reveal it to you, but My Father in Heaven.
John 1:12-13
But as many as received Him, He gave to them authority to become the children of God, to those who believe on His name,
John 6:44-45
No one can come to Me unless the Father who has sent Me draw him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
Acts 5:41
Then indeed they departed from the presence of the sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be shamed for His name.
Acts 13:39
And by Him all who believe are justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the Law of Moses.
Acts 14:22
confirming the souls of the disciples, calling on them to continue in the faith and that through much tribulation we must enter into the kingdom of God.
Acts 14:27
And having arrived, and gathering the church they related all that God had done with them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the nations.
Romans 5:3
And not only this, but we glory in afflictions also, knowing that afflictions work out patience,
Ephesians 2:8
For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God,
Colossians 2:12
buried with Him in baptism, in whom also you were raised through the faith of the working of God, raising Him from the dead.
James 1:2
My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into different kinds of temptations,
James 1:17-18
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness nor shadow of turning.
1 Peter 4:13
but rejoice according as you are partakers of Christ's suffering, so that when His glory shall be revealed, you may be glad also with exceeding joy.