Romans 5:4
fortitude, ripeness of character; and ripeness of character, hope;
James 1:12
Blessed is he who patiently endures trials; for when he has stood the test, he will gain the victor's crown--even the crown of Life--which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
Romans 15:4
For all that was written of old has been written for our instruction, so that we may always have hope through the power of endurance and the encouragement which the Scriptures afford.
2 Corinthians 1:4-6
He comforts us in our every affliction so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any kind of affliction by means of the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
2 Corinthians 4:8-12
We are hard pressed, yet never in absolute distress; perplexed, yet never utterly baffled;
2 Corinthians 6:9-10
as obscure persons, and yet are well known; as on the point of death, and yet, strange to tell, we live; as under God's discipline, and yet we are not deprived of life;
2 Timothy 4:16-18
At my first defence I had no one at my side, but all deserted me. May it not be laid to their charge.
1 Peter 1:6-7
Rejoice triumphantly in the prospect of this, even if now, for a short time, you are compelled to sorrow amid various trials.
1 Peter 5:10
And God, the giver of all grace, who has called you to share His eternal glory, through Christ, after you have suffered for a short time, will Himself make you perfect, firm, and strong.