'Affliction' in the Bible

yet he has no firm root in himself, but is only temporary, and when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away.

“Then they will hand you over to [endure] tribulation, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

For at that time there will be a great tribulation (pressure, distress, oppression), such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will [again].

And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.

Instantly her flow of blood ceased, and she sensed in her body that she was cured of her affliction.

“Daughter,” He said to her, “your faith has made you well. Go in peace and be free from your affliction.”

But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism [of suffering and death] with which I am baptized?”

For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.

“But in those days, after [the suffering and distress of] that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light,

A woman, when she gives birth, experiences pain because her hour has come. But when [her] child is born, she no longer remembers the affliction, on account of the joy that a human being has been born into the world.

I have said these [things] to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have affliction, but have courage! I have conquered the world."

Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.

serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and trials which came on me because of the plots of the Jews [against me];

while on the other hand upon the self-willed who disobey the truth and obey unrighteousness will fall anger and fury, affliction and awful distress,

affliction and distress for every human being who does evil, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek;

And not only that, but we also rejoice in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance,

Who can separate us from the love of Christ?Can affliction or anguish or persecutionor famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer.

But if you marry, you have not sinned, and if the virgin marries, she has not sinned. But such people will have affliction in the flesh, and I would spare you.

He comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any kind of affliction, through the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

But if, on the one hand, we are enduring affliction, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if, on the other hand, we are receiving comfort, it is for your comfort which is produced within you through your patient fortitude under the same sufferings as those which we also are enduring.

For we don’t want you to be unaware, brothers, of our affliction that took place in Asia: we were completely overwhelmed—beyond our strength—so that we even despaired of life.

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

Great is my boldness towards you, great my exulting in respect of you; I am filled with encouragement; I overabound in joy under all our affliction.

How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

For this is not for the ease of others and for your affliction, but by way of equality—

The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:

but the other proclaim Christ of faction, not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction for me in my bonds.

Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.

And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:

For indeed when we were with you, we kept telling you in advance that we were going to suffer affliction; and so it came to pass, as you know.

Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:

since it is righteous for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you

and to requite with rest you who are suffering affliction now--rest with us at the re-appearing of the Lord Jesus from Heaven, attended by His mighty angels.

for that [gospel] I am suffering even to [the point of] wearing chains like a criminal; but the word of God is not chained or imprisoned!

Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.

I, John, your brother and co-sharer in the affliction and kingdom and steadfastness in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus.

‘I know your suffering and your poverty (but you are rich), and how you are blasphemed and slandered by those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan [they are Jews only by blood, and do not believe and truly honor the God whom they claim to worship].

Fear nothing that you are about to suffer. Be aware that the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested [in your faith], and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful to the point of death [if you must die for your faith], and I will give you the crown [consisting] of life.

Listen carefully, I will throw her on a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her [I will bring] into great anguish, unless they repent of her deeds.