11 Bible Verses about Temporary Affliction Of Saints

This light, temporary nature of our suffering is producing for us an everlasting weight of glory, far beyond any comparison,

For his wrath is only momentary; yet his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may lodge for the night, but shouts of joy will come in the morning.

He does not maintain a dispute continuously or remain angry for all time.

"For a brief moment I abandoned you; but I'll gather you with great compassion. I hid my face from you for a moment in a surge of anger, but I will have compassion on you with my everlasting gracious love," says the LORD your Redeemer.

Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, you'll cry and mourn, but the world will rejoice. You'll be deeply distressed, but your pain will turn into joy.

You greatly rejoice in this, even though you have to suffer various kinds of trials for a little while,

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.

because he preferred being mistreated with God's people to enjoying the pleasures of sin for a short time.

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.

I will be very glad to spend my money and myself for you. Do you love me less because I love you so much?

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed to us.