13 Bible Verses about Afflictions, In Christian Living

afterward when affliction or persecution ariseth because of the word, they are presently offended.

But watch thou in all things, endure affliction, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry.

And ye became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost.

That no one might be moved by these afflictions; for ye know that we are appointed hereto.

Persecutions, afflictions, which befel me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured; but the Lord delivered me out of all.

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory:

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall affliction, or distress, or persecution, or hunger, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? (As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long, we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.) Nay, in all these things we more than conquer, through him who hath loved us.read more.
For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

So that we ourselves glory of you in the churches of God, for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and sufferings which ye endure: A manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be accounted, worthy of the kingdom of God; for which also ye suffer. Seeing it is a righteous thing with God, to recompence affliction to them that afflict you.read more.
And to you that are afflicted rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his mighty angels,

But he said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the strength of Christ may rest upon me.

I have spoken these things to you, that ye may have peace in me. In the world ye shall have tribulation; but take courage: I have overcome the world.

Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith; and that we must through many tribulations enter into the kingdom of God.

This also is of God. For to you it is given, with regard to Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him:

rejoice, that when his glory shall be revealed, ye may likewise rejoice with exceeding great joy. If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil-spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.