30 Bible Verses about Christ's Disciples Will Suffer

But be self-controlled in all things, do without comfort, go on preaching the good news, completing the work which has been given you to do.

Be ready to do without the comforts of life, as one of the army of Christ Jesus.

For I will make clear to him what troubles he will have to undergo for me.

Because to you it has been given in the cause of Christ not only to have faith in him, but to undergo pain on his account:

And he who does not take his cross and come after me is not good enough for me.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.

And turning to the mass of people with his disciples, he said to them, If any man has the desire to come after me, let him give up all other desires, and take up his cross and come after me.

Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple.

And he said to them all, If any man has a desire to come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross every day, and come after me.

So that no man might be moved by these troubles; because you see that these things are part of God's purpose for us.

And when we were with you, we said to you that trouble was before us; and so it came about, as you see.

Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;

And if there is pain in one part of the body, all the parts will be feeling it; or if one part is honoured, all the parts will be glad.

But having no root in himself, he goes on for a time; and when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, he quickly becomes full of doubts.

Then they will be cruel to you, and will put you to death: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.

Only that the Holy Spirit makes clear to me in every town that prison and pains are waiting for me.

For this cause, brothers, in all our trouble and grief we were comforted about you because of your faith;

You have cause for great joy in this, though it may have been necessary for you to be troubled for a little time, being tested in all sorts of ways,

For it is a sign of grace if a man, desiring to do right in the eyes of God, undergoes pain as punishment for something which he has not done.

But you are happy if you undergo pain because of righteousness; have no part in their fear and do not be troubled;

Because if it is God's purpose for you to undergo pain, it is better to do so for well-doing than for evil-doing.

Let no one among you undergo punishment as a taker of life, or as a thief, or as an evil-doer, or as one who is over-interested in other men's business; But if he undergoes punishment as a Christian, that is no shame to him; let him give glory to God in this name. For the time has come for the judging, starting with the church of God; but if it makes a start with us, what will be the end of those who are not under the rule of God?

For this reason let those who by the purpose of God undergo punishment, keep on in well-doing and put their souls into the safe hands of their Maker.

And after you have undergone pain for a little time, the God of all grace who has given you a part in his eternal glory through Christ Jesus, will himself give you strength and support, and make you complete in every good thing;

What credit is it if, when you have done evil, you take your punishment quietly? but if you are given punishment for doing right, and take it quietly, this is pleasing to God.

And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting;

But in everything making it clear that we are the servants of God, in quiet strength, in troubles, in need, in sorrow,

Troubles are round us on every side, but we are not shut in; things are hard for us, but we see a way out of them;

For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory;

And our hope for you is certain; in the knowledge that as you take part in the troubles, so you will take part in the comfort.