Quotes About Suffering

I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christís afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.

And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering.

As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God.

For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews,

who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,

Indeed, when we were with you, we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; and as you know, it has come to pass.

All this is clear evidence of Godís righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.

After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,

So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.

For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.

You know that everyone in the Province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.

Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!

my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.

Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.

In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.

Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.

During the days of Jesusí earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.

Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered.

Remember the early days that you were in the light. In those days, you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering.

Sometimes you were publicly exposed to ridicule and persecution; at other times you were partners with those who were so treated.