73 Bible Verses about Suffering
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Now I am rejoicing while suffering for you as I complete in my flesh whatever remains of the Messiah's sufferings on behalf of his body, which is the church.
After all, if it is the will of God, it is better to suffer for doing right than for doing wrong.
endurance produces character, and character produces hope.
Resist him and be firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed to us.
If one part suffers, every part suffers with it. If one part is praised, every part rejoices with it.
For you have been given the privilege for the Messiah's sake not only to believe in him but also to suffer for him.
Because of it I am experiencing trouble, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. However, God's word is not chained.
After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you by the Messiah Jesus to his eternal glory, will restore you, establish you, strengthen you, and support you.
What good does it do if, when you sin, you patiently receive punishment for it? But if you suffer for doing good and receive it patiently, you have God's approval.
Is anyone among you suffering? He should keep on praying. Is anyone cheerful? He should keep reciting psalms.
Therefore, since the Messiah suffered in a mortal body, you, too, must arm yourselves with the same determination, because the person who has suffered in a mortal body has stopped sinning,
But if you suffer for being a Christian, do not feel ashamed, but glorify God with that name.
For it is a fine thing if, when moved by your conscience to please God, you suffer patiently when wronged.
I want to know the Messiah what his resurrection power is like and what it means to share in his sufferings by becoming like him in his death,
Not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,
Now when God put everything under him, he left nothing outside his control. However, at the present time we do not yet see everything put under him. But we do see someone who was made a little lower than the angels. He is Jesus, who is crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might experience death for everyone.
This is, in fact, what you were called to do, because: The Messiah also suffered for you and left an example for you to follow in his steps.
You greatly rejoice in this, even though you have to suffer various kinds of trials for a little while,
"He was despised and rejected by others, and a man of sorrows, intimately familiar with suffering; and like one from whom people hide their faces; and we despised him and did not value him.
He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There won't be death anymore. There won't be any grief, crying, or pain, because the first things have disappeared."
Continue to remember those in prison as if you were in prison with them, as well as those who are mistreated, since they also are only mortal.
They tried to find out what era or specific time the Spirit of the Messiah in them kept referring to when he predicted the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow.
It was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through suffering as part of his plan to glorify many children,
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Now if we are children, we are heirs heirs of God and co-heirs with the Messiah if, in fact, we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
But even if you should suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. "Never be afraid of their threats, and never get upset.
So then, those who suffer according to God's will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do what is good.
This is evidence of God's righteous judgment and is intended to make you worthy of God's kingdom, for which you are suffering.
Indeed, all who want to live a godly life in union with the Messiah Jesus will be persecuted.
I have told you this so that through me you may have peace. In the world you'll have trouble, but be courageous I've overcome the world!"
Jesus, however, said, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom from heaven belongs to people like these."
"Surely he has borne our sufferings and carried our sorrows; yet we considered him stricken, and struck down by God, and afflicted.
But you must continue to remember those earlier days, how after you were enlightened you endured a hard and painful struggle.
Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.
who comforts us in all our suffering, so that we may be able to comfort others in all their suffering, as we ourselves are being comforted by God.
They left the Council, rejoicing to have been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the Name.
demonstrating all expressions of humility, gentleness, and patience, accepting one another in love.
That is why I suffer as I do. However, I am not ashamed, for I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I'm convinced that he is able to protect what he has entrusted to me until the day that he comes.
This light, temporary nature of our suffering is producing for us an everlasting weight of glory, far beyond any comparison,
"From the days of John the Baptist until the present, the kingdom from heaven has been forcefully advancing, and violent people have been attacking it,
Certainly it is right for God to pay back those who afflict you with affliction,
except that in town after town the Holy Spirit assures me that imprisonment and suffering are waiting for me.
From Thematic Bible
Christ » Sake, for his » Suffering
Curiosity » The levite looked with indifferent curiosity upon the man who was » Suffering
Similarly, a descendant of Levi came to that place. When he saw the man, he also went by on the other side.
For Christ's sake » Suffering
for Jesus' sake » Suffering
Suffering » For Christ
As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord.
After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you by the Messiah Jesus to his eternal glory, will restore you, establish you, strengthen you, and support you.
Instead, because you are participating in the sufferings of the Messiah, keep on rejoicing, so that you may be glad and shout for joy when his glory is revealed. If you are insulted because of the name of the Messiah, you are blessed, for the glorious Spirit of God is resting on you.
Now I am rejoicing while suffering for you as I complete in my flesh whatever remains of the Messiah's sufferings on behalf of his body, which is the church.
For you have been given the privilege for the Messiah's sake not only to believe in him but also to suffer for him.
Suffering » Those that suffer for jesus Christ
For all who are led by God's Spirit are God's children. For you have not received a spirit of slavery that leads you into fear again. Instead, you have received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba! Father!" The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. read more.
Now if we are children, we are heirs heirs of God and co-heirs with the Messiah if, in fact, we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
Therefore, since the Messiah suffered in a mortal body, you, too, must arm yourselves with the same determination, because the person who has suffered in a mortal body has stopped sinning,
For as the Messiah's sufferings overflow into us, so also our comfort overflows through the Messiah.
For that reason, I endure everything for the sake of those who have been chosen so that they, too, may receive the salvation that is in the Messiah Jesus, along with eternal glory. This saying is trustworthy: In dying with the Messiah, true life we gain. Enduring, we with him will reign. Who him denies, he will disclaim.
"To the messenger of the church in Smyrna, write: "The first and the last, who was dead and became alive, says this: "I know your suffering and your poverty though you are rich and the slander committed by those who claim to be Jews but are not. They are the synagogue of Satan. Don't be afraid of what you are going to suffer. Look! The Devil is going to throw some of you into prison so that you may be tested. For ten days you will undergo suffering. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the victor's crown of life.
Suffering » Who shall suffer persecution
Indeed, all who want to live a godly life in union with the Messiah Jesus will be persecuted.
For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display in last place, like men condemned to death. We have become a spectacle for the world, for angels, and for people to stare at. We are fools for the Messiah's sake, but you are wise in the Messiah. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored. We are hungry, thirsty, dressed in rags, brutally treated, and homeless, right up to the present. read more.
We wear ourselves out from working with our own hands. When insulted, we bless. When persecuted, we endure. When slandered, we answer with kind words. Even now we have become the filth of the world, the scum of the universe.
Be clear-minded and alert. Your opponent, the Devil, is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Resist him and be firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering. After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you by the Messiah Jesus to his eternal glory, will restore you, establish you, strengthen you, and support you.
Suffering » Vicarious
for I could wish that I myself were condemned and cut off from the Messiah for the sake of my brothers, my own people,
No one shows greater love than when he lays down his life for his friends.
This is, in fact, what you were called to do, because: The Messiah also suffered for you and left an example for you to follow in his steps.
This is how we have come to know love: the Messiah gave his life for us. We, too, ought to give our lives for our brothers.
Then the LORD told Moses, "Get up early in the morning, present yourself to Pharaoh, and say to him, "This is what the LORD God of the Hebrews says: "Let my people go so they may serve me. Indeed, this time I'm sending all my plagues against you, your officials, and your people, so you may know that there is no one like me in all the earth. Indeed, by now I could have sent forth my hand and struck you and your people with a plague, and you would have been destroyed from the earth. read more.
However, I've kept you standing in order to show you my power and to declare my name in all the earth.
Suffering » Suffering for jesus Christ
For you have been given the privilege for the Messiah's sake not only to believe in him but also to suffer for him.
Therefore, since the Messiah suffered in a mortal body, you, too, must arm yourselves with the same determination, because the person who has suffered in a mortal body has stopped sinning,
Suffering » Why God’s people suffer
Brothers, at all times we are obligated to thank God for you. It is right to do this because your faith is growing all the time and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing. As a result, we rejoice about you among God's churches about your endurance and faith through all the persecutions and afflictions you are experiencing. This is evidence of God's righteous judgment and is intended to make you worthy of God's kingdom, for which you are suffering.
Suffering » Walking with longsuffering
I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to live in a way that is worthy of the calling to which you have been called, demonstrating all expressions of humility, gentleness, and patience, accepting one another in love. Do your best to maintain the unity of the Spirit by means of the bond of peace.
Suffering » The sufferings of this present time
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed to us. For the creation is eagerly awaiting the revelation of God's children, because the creation has become subject to futility, though not by anything it did. The one who subjected it did so in the certainty read more.
that the creation itself would also be set free from corrupting bondage in order to share the glorious freedom of God's children. For we know that all the rest of creation has been groaning with the pains of childbirth up to the present time. However, not only the creation, but we who have the first fruits of the Spirit also groan inwardly as we eagerly await our adoption, the redemption of our bodies.
Suffering » Instance of » Goliath for the philistines
Suffering for Christ's sake » Some trials believers may be called upon to endure » Suffering
Suffering for righteousness' sake » For Christ's sake some trials believers may be called upon to endure » Suffering
Topics on Suffering
Body Of Christ, Physical Suffering
Matthew 27:26Then he released Barabbas for them, but he had Jesus whipped and handed over to be crucified.
Children Suffering
Ezekiel 18:2"Why do you cite this proverb when you talk about Israel's land: "The fathers eat sour grapes but it's their children's teeth that have become numb.'
Cup Of Suffering
Matthew 26:39Going on a little farther, he fell on his face and prayed, "O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me. Yet not what I want but what you want."
God, Suffering Of
Genesis 6:6Then the LORD regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and he was deeply grieved about that.
I Am Suffering
Jeremiah 45:3"You have said, "How terrible for me, for the LORD has added sorrow to my pain. I'm weary with my groaning, and I haven't found rest."'
Participation In Christ Sufferings
Philippians 3:10I want to know the Messiah what his resurrection power is like and what it means to share in his sufferings by becoming like him in his death,
Prophets Suffering
James 5:10As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord.
Suffering For Christ's Sake
Acts 5:41They left the Council, rejoicing to have been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the Name.
Suffering For The Gospel
Mark 8:35because whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and for the gospel will save it.
Suffering From Foreigners
Ezekiel 11:9"I'm bringing you out from the middle of it and I'm going to deliver you into the hands of strangers, because I'm going to carry out my sentence against you.
Suffering Saints
1 Peter 4:19So then, those who suffer according to God's will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do what is good.
Suffering, Causes Of
Genesis 3:14-19The LORD God told the Shining One, "Because you have done this, you are more cursed than all the livestock, and more than all the earth's animals, You'll crawl on your belly and eat dust as long as you live.
Suffering, Emotional Aspects Of
Psalm 119:53I burn with indignation because of the wicked who forsake your instruction.
Suffering, Encouragements In
Psalm 103:13As a father has compassion for his children, so the LORD has compassion for those who fear him.
Suffering, Hardship
Proverbs 10:15The rich hide within the fortress that is their wealth, but the poor are dismayed due to their poverty.
Suffering, Nature Of
Genesis 2:17but you are not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, because you will certainly die during the day that you eat from it."
Suffering, Of Believers
Matthew 10:22You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the person who endures to the end will be saved.
Suffering, Of Jesus Christ
Luke 24:25-26Then Jesus told them, "O, how foolish you are! How slow you are to believe everything the prophets said!
Suffering, Of The Innocent
Habakkuk 1:13Your eyes are too pure to gaze upon evil; and you cannot tolerate wickedness. So why do you tolerate the treacherous? And why do you stay silent while the wicked devour those who are more righteous than they are?
Sufferings Rewarded
Matthew 5:11"How blessed are you whenever people insult you, persecute you, and say all sorts of evil things against you falsely because of me!
The Ungodly Suffering
Psalm 32:10The wicked have many sorrows, but gracious love surrounds those who trust in the LORD.
Weather Causing Sufferings
Proverbs 25:20Taking your coat off when it's cold or pouring vinegar on soda that's what singing songs does to a heavy heart.
Young People Suffering
Psalm 34:10Young lions lack and go hungry, but those who seek the LORD will never lack any good thing.
Related Topics
- Afflictions
- Christ's Disciples Will Suffer
- Comforting
- Conformity
- Encouraging Others
- Endurance
- Getting Through Hard Times
- Glory
- Hard Work And Perseverance
- Hardship
- Hope In Hard Times