23 Bible Verses about Suffering For Christ's Sake

They, therefore, were going from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they were accounted worthy to suffer dishonor in behalf of The Name.

for I will show him how many things he must suffer for My name's sake.

and, if children, heirs also; heirs, indeed, of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if, indeed, we suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified with Him.

As it has been written, "For Thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter."

and our hope in your behalf is steadfast, knowing that, as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so are ye of the consolation also.

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as beside myself) I am more; in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in deaths often;

that I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death;

if we endure, we shall also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;

choosing rather to suffer evil with the people of God, than to have an enjoyment of sin for a season;

Take, brethren, as an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets, who spake in the name of the Lord.

For what glory is it, if, when sinning and being beaten, ye endure it? but, if, when doing well and suffering for it, ye endure it, this is acceptable with God.

But, if ye should even suffer for righteousness sake, happy are ye. But fear not their fear, neither be troubled;

but, if one suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this name.

And the God of all grace, Who called you into His everlasting glory in Christ, after ye have suffered a little while, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen, settle you.

"Happy are ye, when they shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for My sake.

And ye will be hated by all, for My name's sake; but he who endures to the end, the same shall be saved.

"He that finds his life shall lose it; and he that loses his life for My sake shall find it.

And every one who left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for My name's sake, shall receive manifold more 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 highly esteemed; but we are without honor.

For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord; and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake;

For we who live are always delivered up to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh.

Wherefore, I take pleasure in weaknesses, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then am I powerful.

but to you it was granted as a favor in behalf of Christ, not only to believe on Him, but in His behalf to suffer also;