50 Bible Verses about Staying Strong During Hard Times

If you faint in the day of trouble, your strength is small!

Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his power.

But if you marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face difficult circumstances, and I am trying to spare you such problems.

They will not be ashamed when hard times come; when famine comes they will have enough to eat.

Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitterly distressed;

In times of prosperity be joyful, but in times of adversity consider this: God has made one as well as the other, so that no one can discover what the future holds.

Do not lag in zeal, be enthusiastic in spirit, serve the Lord.

When I cried out for help, you answered me. You made me bold and energized me.

With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and requests for all the saints.

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

They are darkened in their understanding, being alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.

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

For the music director; by the Korahites; according to the alamoth style; a song. God is our strong refuge; he is truly our helper in times of trouble.

So know and understand: From the issuing of the command to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until an anointed one, a prince arrives, there will be a period of seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will again be built, with plaza and moat, but in distressful times.

As for the Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. He is a reliable God who is never unjust, he is fair and upright.

For this reason whoever is smart keeps quiet in such a time, for it is an evil time.

rooted and built up in him and firm in your faith just as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

But the person who endures to the end will be saved.

But understand this, that in the last days difficult times will come.

A friend loves at all times, and a relative is born to help in adversity.

Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Those who get up early to drink beer are as good as dead, those who keep drinking long after dark until they are intoxicated with wine.

So remember your Creator in the days of your youth -- before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you will say, "I have no pleasure in them";

This will be a time for you to serve as witnesses.

For then there will be great suffering unlike anything that has happened from the beginning of the world until now, or ever will happen.

by holding on to the word of life so that on the day of Christ I will have a reason to boast that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.

So then, dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

in order to protect him from times of trouble, until the wicked are destroyed.

"This is what Hezekiah says: 'This is a day of distress, insults, and humiliation, as when a baby is ready to leave the birth canal, but the mother lacks the strength to push it through.

and endurance, character, and character, hope.

But the sovereign Lord helps me, so I am not humiliated. For that reason I am steadfastly resolved; I know I will not be put to shame.

Look at ships too: Though they are so large and driven by harsh winds, they are steered by a tiny rudder wherever the pilot's inclination directs.

And in his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.]

Therefore I am content with weaknesses, with insults, with troubles, with persecutions and difficulties for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.

Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold -- gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away -- and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

But their minds were closed. For to this very day, the same veil remains when they hear the old covenant read. It has not been removed because only in Christ is it taken away.

Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people.

I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage -- I have conquered the world."

Then many will be led into sin, and they will betray one another and hate one another.

And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.

They strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, "We must enter the kingdom of God through many persecutions."

in hard work and toil, through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, many times without food, in cold and without enough clothing.

and in the morning, 'It will be stormy today, because the sky is red and darkening.' You know how to judge correctly the appearance of the sky, but you cannot evaluate the signs of the times.

Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will trouble, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?

Look, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have purified you in the furnace of misery.

constantly pray,

So I recommend the enjoyment of life, for there is nothing better on earth for a person to do except to eat, drink, and enjoy life. So joy will accompany him in his toil during the days of his life which God gives him on earth.

quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength in weakness, became mighty in battle, put foreign armies to flight,

because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.