Adversity

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small.

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations; — read the full passage →

we are pressed on every side, yet not straitened; perplexed, yet not unto despair; — read the full passage →

And the God of all grace, who called you unto his eternal glory in Christ, after that ye have suffered a little while, shall himself perfect, establish, strengthen you.

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Many are the afflictions of the righteous; But Jehovah delivereth him out of them all.

I know how to be abased, and I know also how to abound: in everything and in all things have I learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in want. — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him.

And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

But be ye strong, and let not your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded.

So shalt thou find favor and good understanding In the sight of God and man. — read the full passage →

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee.

who comforteth us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort them that are in any affliction, through the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened unto you: — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.

Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: — read the full passage →

So shalt thou find favor and good understanding In the sight of God and man. — read the full passage →

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;

Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble;

But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

What then shall we say to these things? If Godisfor us, whoisagainst us?

Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?

Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: — read the full passage →

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness; — read the full passage →

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; — read the full passage →

And Jehovah, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempteth no man:

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be hidden anymore, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers;

When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yea, God hath made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything that shall be after him.

Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem; and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she hath received of Jehovah’s hand double for all her sins.

looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this cometh judgment;

Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be affrighted at them: for Jehovah thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, — read the full passage →

Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that take refuge in him.

Blessed be the Lord, who daily beareth our burden, Even the God who is our salvation. [Selah

Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil; I am Jehovah, that doeth all these things.

Be not far from me; for trouble is near; For there is none to help.

The last enemy that shall be abolished is death.

Before I was afflicted I went astray; But now I observe thy word.

Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day. — read the full passage →

Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as also ye do.

Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. — read the full passage →

But I will sing of thy strength; Yea, I will sing aloud of thy lovingkindness in the morning: For thou hast been my high tower, And a refuge in the day of my distress. — read the full passage →

but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

Forasmuch then as Christ suffered in the flesh, arm ye yourselves also with the same mind; for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul; But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding.

Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God; he will come and save you.

If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith cometh to pass; he shall have it.

Thus saith Jehovah, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants’ sake, that I may not destroy them all.

And Jehovah said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people that are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: From whence shall my help come? — read the full passage →

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church;

There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee; I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

The righteous cried, and Jehovah heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles.

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

Out of my distress I called upon Jehovah: Jehovah answered me and set me in a large place. — read the full passage →

For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more a sacrifice for sins, — read the full passage →

And every man that striveth in the games exerciseth self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. — read the full passage →

and if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then shall thy light rise in darkness, and thine obscurity be as the noonday; — read the full passage →

Let love of the brethren continue. — read the full passage →

but shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and fightings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain. — read the full passage →

It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. — read the full passage →

Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, — read the full passage →

In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. — read the full passage →

strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy; — read the full passage →

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil. — read the full passage →

The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it came to pass in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, — read the full passage →

And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. — read the full passage →