33 Bible Verses about Staying Strong During Hard Times

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.

But if you marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet those who marry will have troubles in this flesh, and I am trying to spare you.

Never be lacking in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.

Pray at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and petition. And with this in view, keep alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,

We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

they are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to the hardness of their heart;

who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, overflowing with thanksgiving.

But he who endures to the end will be saved.

But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of stress.

Watch and pray, so that you will not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

This will turn into an opportunity for you to bear testimony.

For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.

holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

and perseverance, character; and character, hope.

Look at the ships also; though they are so great and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs.

And being in agony, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.

That is why, for Christ's sake, I am content in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties; for when I am weak, then I am strong.

so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

But their minds were hardened; for to this day, when they read the old covenant, the same veil remains unlifted, because only in Christ is it removed.

Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! For there will be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people.

I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage! I have overcome the world."

And then many will fall away, and will betray one another, and hate one another.

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful;

strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, "Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God."

I have been in labor and hardship, through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure.

And in the morning, 'It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

pray without ceasing,

quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, whose weakness was turned to strength, who became mighty in war, and put foreign armies to flight.

remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.