51 Bible Verses about Struggles

Wherein I also labour and strive, even as far forth as his working worketh in me mightily.

For ye have not yet resisted unto blood shedding, striving against sin.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood: but against rule, against power, and against worldly rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness for heavenly things.

patience bringeth experience, experience bringeth hope,

because I know not what I do. For what I would, that do I not: but what I hate, that do I.

Call to remembrance the days that are passed in the which, after ye had received light, ye endured a great fight in adversities,

and have even the same fight which ye saw me have and now hear of me.

whom resist, steadfast in the faith, remembering that ye do but fulfill the same afflictions which are appointed to your brethren that are in the world.

which comforteth us in all our tribulation, insomuch that we are able to comfort them which are troubled, in whatsoever tribulation it be, with the same comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

"Strive with yourselves to enter in at the strait gate: For many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

For our exceeding tribulation, which is momentary and light, prepareth an exceeding and eternal weight of glory unto us,

For they are in no peril of death, but stand fast like a palace.

For I suppose that the afflictions of this life are not worthy of the glory which shall be showed upon us.

And the children strove together within her. Then she said, "If it should go so to pass, what helpeth it that I am with child?" And she went and asked the LORD.

For when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side: Outward was fighting, inward was fear.

The labour of the foolish is grievous unto them, while they know not how to go in to the city.

I beseech you brethren for our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the spirit, that ye help me in my business, with your prayers to God for me,

in the words of truth, in the power of God, by the armour of righteousness of the right hand and on the left hand,

And he said, "Thou shalt be called Jacob no more, but Israel. For thou hast wrestled with God and with men and hast prevailed."

The blessing of the LORD, maketh rich men; as for careful travail, it doth nothing thereto.

Neither do we so, only: but also we rejoice in tribulation: For we know that tribulation bringeth patience,

May a dead man live again? All the days of this my pilgrimage am I looking, till my changing shall come.

in the which time ye shall rejoice, though now for a season - if need require - ye are in heaviness, through manifold temptations,

I would ye knew what fighting I have for your sakes, and for them of Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my person in the flesh,

For unto you it is given, that not only ye should believe on Christ: but also suffer for his sake,

For I do not that good thing which I would: but that evil do I, which I would not.

Darest thou lay hand upon him? It is better for thee to consider what harm might happen thee therethrough, and not to touch him.

Epaphras the servant of Christ, which is one of you, saluteth you, and always laboureth fervently for you in prayers that ye may stand perfect, and full in all that is the will of God.

Man that is born of a woman hath but a short time to live, and is full of divers miseries.

For in that he himself suffered, and was tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.

But I see another law in my members rebelling against the law of my mind, and subduing me unto the law of sin, which is in my members.

For the flesh lusteth contrary to the spirit, and the spirit contrary to the flesh. These are contrary one to the other, so that ye cannot do that which ye would.

But and if thou take a wife, thou sinnest not. Likewise if a virgin marry, she sinneth not. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in their flesh: but I saver you.

These words have I spoken unto you that in me ye might have peace. For in the world shall ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."

And call upon me in the time of trouble; so will I hear thee, and thou shalt praise me."

O wretched man that I am: who shall deliver me from this body of death?

For he that is entered into his rest doth cease from his own works, as God did from his.

He strove with the angel, and gat the victory: so that he prayed and desired him. He found him at Bethel, and there he talked with us.

forasmuch as ye know how that the trying of your faith bringeth patience:

The God of all grace - which called you unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus - shall his own self, after ye have suffered a little affliction, make you perfect: shall settle, strengthen, and establish you.

For therefore we labour and suffer rebuke, because we believe in the living God, which is the saviour of all men: but specially of those that believe.

For what getteth a man of all the labor and travail of his mind, that he taketh under the Sun,

If thou be overseen and negligent in time of need, then is thy strength but small.

If, when men strive together, one with another, the wife of the one run to, for to rid her husband out of the hands of him that smiteth him and put forth her hand and take him by the privates:

Brethren, I count not myself that I have gotten it: but one thing I say: I forget that which is behind me, and stretch myself unto that which is before me;

I find then, by the law, that when I would do good, evil is present with me.

I am constrained of two things. I desire to be loosed, and to be with Christ, which thing is best of all:

For this thing besought I the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me,

and tarried behind; himself alone. And there wrestled a man with him unto the breaking of the day.