37 Bible Verses about Overcoming Adversity

I spoke to you that in me you might have peace. In the world you have tribulation. Be of good cheer for I have conquered the world!

Trouble and distress will surround you like a whirlwind, like a great storm.

Give us help against the adversary, for the help of man is vain.

Trouble and anguish have come upon me. Even so I am fond of your commandments.

Stand firm in your faith, knowing that the same sufferings are accomplished in your brothers in the world.

Distress and anguish fill him with terror. They overwhelm him, like a king poised to attack.

They strengthened the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith. They said, We must enter the kingdom of God through much tribulation.

With you I can attack a line of soldiers. With my God I can break through barricades.

The man who endures under trial is blessed. For when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him.

God deals with you like children. Endure discipline (instruction) (training). Who is the child whom a father does not discipline?

For that reason, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, having done everything, to stand firm.

You greatly rejoice in this, though you have been grieved with various trials for a little while.

If you fail in time of trouble your strength is small.

Do not be frightened by opponents. This is evidence of destruction for them and salvation for you from God.

They conquered (overcame) him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they did not love their lives when faced with death.

I am with disturbing thoughts from visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on people.

Know that the testing of your faith produces patience (endurance).

No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to man. God is faithful and he will not allow you to be tempted beyond your limits. He will make a way out, that you will be able to endure it.

With prayer and supplication pray at all times in the Spirit. Watch with all perseverance and supplication for all the holy ones.

You will laugh at destruction and starvation. You will not be afraid of wild beasts.

Brothers, if someone is caught in any kind of wrongdoing, those of you who are spiritual should set him right. But you must do it in a gentle way. And keep an eye on yourselves, so that you will not be tempted, too.

Do not let my treacherous enemies gloat over me. Do not let those who hate me for no reason wink maliciously.

And after looking, I got up and said to the great ones and to the chiefs and to the rest of the people, Have no fear of them. Keep in mind Jehovah who is great and greatly to be feared. Take up arms for your brothers, your sons, and your daughters, your wives and your houses.

Look at me! Answer me, O Jehovah my God! Light up my eyes, or else I will die.

We prayed to God and stationed men on watch against them day and night.

He said to her: You are talking like a godless fool. We accept the good that God gives us. Should we not also accept the bad? Through all this Job did not speak sinful words.

All who see me laugh at me. Insults pour from their mouths. They shake their heads and say:

You do not know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? For you are a vapor (puff of air) that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.

Jehovah said: Two nations are within you. You will give birth to two rival peoples. One will be stronger than the other. The older will serve the younger.

Abram heard that his nephew had been taken captive. Abram led his trained men, born in his house, three hundred eighteen of them, in pursuit as far as Dan.

Your mighty men, O Teman, will be dismayed, to the end that every one may be destroyed (removed) from the mountain of Esau by slaughter.

A curse is on the earth because of stumbling! It is necessary for stumbling to come. Unhappy is that man through whom the stumbling comes.

The people from the sunset (the west) will respect the name of Jehovah. Those from the rising of the sun (the east) will reverence his glory. He will come like a rushing stream that the Spirit (wind) (breath) of Jehovah drives.

Abraham said: Remember, my son, in your lifetime you were given good things, while Lazarus got all the bad things. Now he is enjoying himself while you are in torment.

As they pass through the dry valley of Baca, it becomes a place of springs; the autumn rain fills it with pools.

and in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grizzled strong horses.

Spend the night here, Balaam said to them, and I will report to you what Jehovah tells me. So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.