Philippians 1:29

Living Is Christ

²⁸ and in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God. ²⁹ For to you it is given in behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but, also, to suffer for him, ³⁰ since you have the same conflict that you saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

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Matthew 5:11-12

Blessed are you, when they shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say every evil thing against you, falsely, on my account.

Matthew 16:17

And Jesus answered and said to him: Blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonah; for 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 them he gave the privilege of be coming the children of God, even to those who believe on his name;

John 6:44-45

no man can come to me, unless the Father, who sent me, draw him; and I will raise him up at the last day.

Acts 5:41

Then, they went from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were thought worthy to suffer shame for his name's sake.

Acts 13:39

and by him, every one that believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

Acts 14:22

strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, that through many afflictions we mast enter the kingdom of God.

Acts 14:27

And having come and called together the church, they reported all that God had done with them, and that he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

Romans 5:3

And not only so, but we rejoice in afflictions also; because we know that affliction produces patience,

Ephesians 2:8

For by grace you have been saved through the faith; and this matter is not of yourselves; it is the gift of God:

Colossians 2:12

when you were buried with him in immersion, in which you were also raised with him by your faith in the energy of God, who raised him from the dead.

James 1:2

My brethren, count it all joy, when you fall into manifold trials,

James 1:17-18

every good gift, and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor slightest trace of turning.

1 Peter 4:13

But, inasmuch as you are partakers of the sufferings of the Christ,, rejoice, that, at the revelation of his glory, you may also be exceedingly joyful.