5 Bible Verses about Beneficial Affliction In Furthering The Gospel

But I wish you to know, brothers, that the things as to me have resulted in the advancement of the gospel,

But Saul persecuted the church, and going from house to house, seizing men and women, committed them to prison. Being scattered abroad, therefore, they went everywhere preaching the good news of the word;

And those scattered abroad by the affliction which commenced with Stephen, went even to Phenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one but Jews only. But some of them, Cyprians and Cyrenians, who came to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks preaching the good news of 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 even to chains as an evil doer; but the word of God is not bound. Therefore I endure all things for the elect, that they may obtain the salvation in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

At my first defense no one stood by me, but all forsook me; may it not be set to their account; but the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that the word should be fully declared by me, and all the nations should hear, and I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.