8 Bible Verses about Temporary Affliction Of Saints

For this our light and transitory burden of suffering is achieving for us a preponderating, yes, a vastly preponderating, and eternal weight of glory;

In most solemn truth I tell you that you will weep aloud and lament, but the world will be glad. You will mourn, but your grief will be turned into gladness.

Rejoice triumphantly in the prospect of this, even if now, for a short time, you are compelled to sorrow amid various trials.

And God, the giver of all grace, who has called you to share His eternal glory, through Christ, after you have suffered for a short time, will Himself make you perfect, firm, and strong.

having determined to endure ill-treatment along with the people of God rather than enjoy the short-lived pleasures of sin;

For this reason I endure all things for the sake of God's own people; so that they also may obtain salvation--even the salvation which is in Christ Jesus--and with it eternal glory.

And as for me, most gladly will I spend all I have and be utterly spent for your salvation.

Why, what we now suffer I count as nothing in comparison with the glory which is soon to be manifested in us.