5 Bible Verses about Beneficial Affliction In Furthering The Gospel

But I wish you to know, brethren, that the things which have befallen me have turned out rather to the advancement of the gospel;

But Saul attempted to destroy the church; entering every house, and dragging men and women, he delivered them up to prison. Then they that were dispersed went everywhere preaching the word.

Now those who had been dispersed by the persecution that arose after the death of Stephen, traveled as far as Phenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to none but Jews. But some of them were men of Cyprus and Gyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus. And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed, and turned to the Lord.

in which I suffer evil, as an evil-doer, even to bonds: but the word of God is not bound. For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.

At my first defense no one stood by me, but all forsook me; may it not be laid to their charge: but the Lord stood by me, and gave me strength, that through me that which is preached might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.