1 Corinthians 4:9
For, as it seems to me, God has exhibited us, the Apostles, last of all, as men doomed to death. We are made a spectacle to the universe, both to angels and to men!
Luke 2:34
Simeon gave them his blessing, and said to Mary, the child's mother: "This child is appointed to be the cause of the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign much spoken against--
Acts 4:13
When the Council saw how boldly Peter and John spoke, and found that they were uneducated men of humble station, they were surprised, and realized that they had been companions of Jesus.
2 Corinthians 4:8-12
Though hard pressed on every side, we are never hemmed in; through perplexed, never driven to despair;
2 Corinthians 6:8-10
Amid honor and disrepute, amid slander and praise; regarded as deceivers, yet proved to be true;