'Trouble' in the Bible

Destruction and trouble are in their ways;

And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting;

Who will come between us and the love of Christ? Will trouble, or pain, or cruel acts, or the need of food or of clothing, or danger, or the sword?

Being glad in hope, quiet in trouble, at all times given to prayer,

It is better not to take meat or wine or to do anything which might be a cause of trouble to your brother.

Now, it is my desire, brothers, that you will take note of those who are causing division and trouble among you, quite against the teaching which was given to you: and keep away from them.

In my opinion then, because of the present trouble, it is good for a man to keep as he is.

If you get married it is not a sin; and if an unmarried woman gets married it is not a sin. But those who do so will have trouble in the flesh. But I will not be hard on you.

But take care that this power of yours does not give cause for trouble to the feeble.

And in this way, doing evil to the brothers, and causing trouble to those whose faith is feeble, you are sinning against Christ.

For this reason, if food is a cause of trouble to my brother, I will give up taking meat for ever, so that I may not be a cause of trouble to my brother.

Give no cause of trouble to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God.

Who gives us comfort in all our troubles, so that we may be able to give comfort to others who are in trouble, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

For it is our desire that you may not be without knowledge of our trouble which came on us in Asia, that the weight of it was very great, more than our power, so that it seemed that we had no hope even of life:

For out of much trouble and pain of heart and much weeping I sent my letter to you; not to give you sorrow, but so that you might see how great is the love which I have to you.

For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory;

Giving no cause for trouble in anything, so that no one may be able to say anything against our work;

How while they were undergoing every sort of trouble, and were in the greatest need, they took all the greater joy in being able to give freely to the needs of others.

And when I was present with you, and was in need, I let no man be responsible for me; for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, gave me whatever was needed; and in everything I kept myself from being a trouble to you, and I will go on doing so.

For what is there in which you were made less than the other churches, but in the one thing that I was not a trouble to you? Let me have forgiveness for this wrong.

This is now the third time that I am ready to come to you; and I will not be a trouble to you: my desire is for you, not for your property: for it is not the children's business to make store for their fathers, but the fathers for the children.

But let it be so, that I was not a trouble to you myself; but (someone may say) being false, I took you with deceit.

Which is not another sort: only there are some who give you trouble, desiring to make changes in the good news of Christ.

And you did not have a poor opinion of me because of the trouble in my flesh, or put shame on it; but you took me to your hearts as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

My desire is that they who give you trouble might even be cut off themselves.

From this time on let no man be a trouble to me; because my body is marked with the marks of Jesus.

For the rest, my brothers, be glad in the Lord. Writing the same things to you is no trouble to me, and for you it is safe.

For I give witness of him that he has undergone much trouble for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis.

And you took us and the Lord as your example, after the word had come to you in much trouble, with joy in the Holy Spirit;

For you have the memory, my brothers, of our trouble and care; how, working night and day, so that we might not be a trouble to any of you, we gave you the good news of God.

And when we were with you, we said to you that trouble was before us; and so it came about, as you see.

For this cause, brothers, in all our trouble and grief we were comforted about you because of your faith;

For it is an act of righteousness on God's part to give trouble as their reward to those who are troubling you,

And we did not take food from any man for nothing, but were working hard night and day not to be a trouble to any of you:

Though I had said violent words against God, and done cruel acts, causing great trouble: but I was given mercy, because I did it without knowledge, not having faith;

And if witness is given of her good works; if she has had the care of children, if she has been kind to travellers, washing the feet of the saints, helping those who are in trouble, giving herself to good works.

And put away foolish and uncontrolled questionings, seeing that they are a cause of trouble.

For it is not right for the Lord's servant to make trouble, but he is to be gentle to all, ready in teaching, putting up with wrong,

But be certain of this, that in the last days times of trouble will come.

But you took as your example my teaching, behaviour, purpose, and faith; my long waiting, my love, my quiet undergoing of trouble;

Looking with care to see that no man among you in his behaviour comes short of the grace of God; for fear that some bitter root may come up to be a trouble to you, and that some of you may be made unclean by it;

Keep in mind those who are in chains, as if you were chained with them, and those who are in trouble, as being yourselves in the body.

Do not be turned away by different strange teachings, because it is good for your hearts to be made strong by grace, and not by meats, which were of no profit to those who took so much trouble over them.

The religion which is holy and free from evil in the eyes of our God and Father is this: to take care of children who have no fathers and of widows who are in trouble, and to keep oneself untouched by the world.

Take as an example of pain nobly undergone and of strength in trouble, the prophets who gave to men the words of the Lord.

Is anyone among you in trouble? let him say prayers. Is anyone glad? let him make a song of praise.

And, A stone of falling, a rock of trouble; the word is the cause of their fall, because they go against it, and this was the purpose of God.

These are the men who make trouble, ever desiring change, going after evil pleasures, using high-sounding words, respecting men's position in the hope of reward.

I, John, your brother, who have a part with you in the trouble and the kingdom and the quiet strength of Jesus, was in the island which is named Patmos, for the word of God and the witness of Jesus.

And you have the power of waiting, and have undergone trouble because of my name, without weariness.

Have no fear of the things which you will have to undergo: see, the Evil One will send some of you into prison, so that you may be put to the test; and you will have great trouble for ten days. Be true till death, and I will give you the crown of life.

I have knowledge of your works, and your love and faith and help and strength in trouble, and that your last works are more than the first.

See, I will put her into a bed, and those who make themselves unclean with her, into great trouble, if they go on with her works.

And there came to my ears the cry of an eagle in flight in the middle of heaven, saying with a great voice, Trouble, trouble, trouble, to all on the earth, because of the other voices of the horns of the three angels, whose sounding is still to come.

The first Trouble is past: see, there are still two Troubles to come.

And those who are on the earth will have pleasure and delight over them; and they will send offerings one to another because these two prophets gave great trouble to all on the earth.

The second Trouble is past: see, the third Trouble comes quickly.

Be glad then, O heavens, and you who are in them. But there is trouble for the earth and the sea: because the Evil One has come down to you, being very angry, having the knowledge that he has but a short time.