Matthew 24:22
And unless those days be shortened, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect those days shall be shortened.
James 5:10-11
Take for an example of enduring evil and of long-suffering the prophets, who spake in the name of the Lord.
Revelation 7:14
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they who come out of great affliction, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Revelation 21:4
And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there shall be death no more, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
Luke 13:34
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and ye would not?
John 16:20
Verily I tell you, that ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.