6 Bible Verses about Afflictions Of Ministers

So I spoke unto the people in the morning; and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.

Even unto this present hour we both hunger and thirst and are ill clad and are buffeted and have no certain dwellingplace

in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings,

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more, in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths often.

And lest the greatness of the revelations should exalt me above measure, there is given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

that no one should be moved in these tribulations, for you know that we are appointed for this.