5 Bible Verses about Beneficial Affliction In Furthering The Gospel

I would have you understand, my brothers, that my affairs have really tended to advance the gospel;

but Saul made havoc of the church by entering one house after another, dragging off men and women, and consigning them to prison. Now those who were scattered went through the land preaching the gospel.

Now those who had been scattered by the trouble which arose over Stephen made their way as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, but they preached the word to none except Jews. Some of them, however, were Cypriotes and Cyrenians, who on reaching Antioch told the Greeks also the gospel of the Lord Jesus; the strong hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number believed and turned to the Lord.

for which I have to suffer imprisonment as if I were a criminal. (But there is no prison for the word of God.) All I endure is for the sake of the elect, to let them obtain their share of the salvation of Christ Jesus and also of eternal glory.

The first time I had to defend myself, I had no supporters; everyone deserted me. God grant it may not be brought up against them! But the Lord supported me and gave me strength to make a full statement of the gospel and let all the heathen hear it. I was rescued from the jaws of the lion.