Acts 12:23
But the angel of the Lord at once struck him down, because he did not give the glory to God; he was eaten by worms, and so died.
2 Corinthians 1:8-10
For I do not want you to be uninformed about the sorrow that I suffered in Asia, because I was so crushed beyond any power to endure that I was in dire despair of life itself.
2 Corinthians 4:8-12
On every side I am ever hard-pressed, but never hemmed in; always perplexed, but never to the point of despair;
2 Corinthians 11:23-27
Are they ministers of Christ? So am I. I am talking like a man that has gone crazy -- as such I am superior! -- serving Him with labors greater by far, with far more imprisonments, with floggings vastly worse, and often at the point of death.
1 Thessalonians 5:3
When people say, "Such peace and security!" then suddenly destruction falls upon them, like birth pains upon a woman who is about to become a mother, but they shall not escape, no, not at all.
Revelation 18:20-21
Celebrate over her, O heaven, you saints, apostles, and prophets too, because God has taken vengeance on her for you."