'Suffer' in the Bible

Then the Lord replied to him, “In that case, whoever kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.” And He placed a mark on Cain so that whoever found him would not kill him.

If these men die naturally as all people would, and suffer the fate of all, then the Lord has not sent me.

Let it now be known to the king that if that city is rebuilt and its walls are finished, they will not pay tribute, duty, or land tax, and the royal revenue will suffer.

See that you not neglect this matter. Otherwise, the damage will increase and the royal interests will suffer.

You have made Your people suffer hardship;You have given us wine to drinkthat made us stagger.

From my youth,I have been afflicted and near death.I suffer Your horrors; I am desperate.

If someone puts up security for a stranger,he will suffer for it,but the one who hates such agreements is protected.

The one who walks with the wise will become wise,but a companion of fools will suffer harm.

Why are we just sitting here?Gather together; let us enter the fortified citiesand perish there,for the Lord our God has destroyed us.He has given us poisoned water to drink,because we have sinned against the Lord.

And I replied, “Oh no, Lord God! The prophets are telling them, ‘You won’t see sword or suffer famine. I will certainly give you true peace in this place.’”

You know, Lord;remember me and take note of me.Avenge me against my persecutors.In Your patience, don’t take me away.Know that I suffer disgrace for Your honor.

Therefore, look, the days are comingwhen I will punish Babylon’s carved images.Her entire land will suffer shame,and all her slain will lie fallen within her.

ה HeHer adversaries have become her masters;her enemies are at ease,for the Lord has made her sufferbecause of her many transgressions.Her children have gone awayas captives before the adversary.

ל LamedIs this nothing to you, all you who pass by?Look and see!Is there any pain like mine,which was dealt out to me,which the Lord made me sufferon the day of His burning anger?

But you may ask, ‘Why doesn’t the son suffer punishment for the father’s iniquity?’ Since the son has done what is just and right, carefully observing all My statutes, he will certainly live.

The person who sins is the one who will die. A son won’t suffer punishment for the father’s iniquity, and a father won’t suffer punishment for the son’s iniquity. The righteousness of the righteous person will be on him, and the wickedness of the wicked person will be on him.

How the animals groan!The herds of cattle wander in confusionsince they have no pasture.Even the flocks of sheep suffer punishment.

For the idols speak falsehood,and the diviners see illusions;they relate empty dreamsand offer empty comfort.Therefore the people wander like sheep;they suffer affliction because there is no shepherd.

From then on Jesus began to point out to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised the third day.

“But I tell you: Elijah has already come, and they didn’t recognize him. On the contrary, they did whatever they pleased to him. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.”

Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, be killed, and rise after three days.

“Elijah does come first and restores everything,” He replied. “How then is it written about the Son of Man that He must suffer many things and be treated with contempt?

saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised the third day.”

But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

Then He said to them, “I have fervently desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.

Didn’t the Messiah have to suffer these things and enter into His glory?”

He also said to them, “This is what is written: The Messiah would suffer and rise from the dead the third day,

But what God predicted through the mouth of all the prophets—that His Messiah would suffer—He has fulfilled in this way.

I will show him how much he must suffer for My name!”

explaining and showing that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from the dead: “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah.”

that the Messiah must suffer, and that as the first to rise from the dead, He would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

and if children, also heirs—heirs of God and coheirs with Christ—seeing that we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.

So if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which is experienced in your endurance of the same sufferings that we suffer.

Did you suffer so much for nothing—if in fact it was for nothing?

For it has been given to you on Christ’s behalf not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,

In fact, when we were with you, we told you previously that we were going to suffer persecution, and as you know, it happened.

and that is why I suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, because I know the One I have believed in and am persuaded that He is able to guard what has been entrusted to me until that day.

I suffer for it to the point of being bound like a criminal, but God’s message is not bound.

Otherwise, He would have had to suffer many times since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared one time, at the end of the ages, for the removal of sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

and chose to suffer with the people of God rather than to enjoy the short-lived pleasure of sin.

For what credit is there if you sin and are punished, and you endure it? But when you do what is good and suffer, if you endure it, this brings favor with God.

But even if you should suffer for righteousness, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear or be disturbed,

For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.

None of you, however, should suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or a meddler.

So those who suffer according to God’s will should, while doing what is good, entrust themselves to a faithful Creator.

Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the Devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will have affliction for 10 days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.