23 Bible Verses about Suffering For Christ's Sake

And they departed from the presence of the council rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer disgrace for his name.

for I will shew him how great sufferings he must endure for my name.

And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and co-heirs with Christ: if so be we suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified with Him.

(as it is written, "for thy sake we are killed all the day long, we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter:")

And our hope is firm concerning you, knowing that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so also of the consolation.

so am I: are they ministers of Christ? (if I may speak as a fool) I am more: in labors more abundant, in stripes far exceeding, in prisons more frequently, and often even in deaths.

and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable to his death;

if we suffer, we shall also reign with Him: if we disown Him, He will also disown us.

chusing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to have the temporary enjoyment of sin:

Take for an example of enduring evil and of long-suffering the prophets, who spake in the name of the Lord.

For what glory is it, if when ye sin and are punished for it, ye bear it patiently? but if when ye do well and suffer for it, ye bear it patiently, this will gain favor with God.

But if ye should even suffer for righteousness sake, happy are ye: and therefore be not afraid of their menaces, neither be troubled; but sanctify the Lord God in your hearts:

But if any suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God herein.

But may the God of all grace, who hath called us to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, after ye have suffered a little while, make you perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

Blessed are ye when men shall revile and persecute you, and utter all manner of reproach against you falsly, for my sake:

and ye shall be hated by all men for professing my name; but he that perseveres to the end shall certainly be saved.

He that would save his life shall lose it; and he, that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it.

yea and every one who hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, shall receive an hundred-fold, and shall inherit eternal life.

We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ: we are weak, but ye are strong: ye are honoured, but we are despised.

for we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your servants for the sake of Jesus.

For we, who are yet living, are always exposed to death for the sake of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh.

And therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, and in straits for the sake of Christ: for when I am thus weak, then am I made strong.

For to you it is granted as a favor from Christ, not only to believe on Him, but also to suffer for his sake: