Hardships

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

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

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? — read the full passage →

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; — read the full passage →

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. — read the full passage →

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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

If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:

Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, — read the full passage →

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

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

And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: — read the full passage →

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. — read the full passage →

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

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

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 eschewed evil. — read the full passage →

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

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

Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: — read the full passage →

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. — read the full passage →

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.

For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.

But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

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

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? — read the full passage →

That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;

The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. — read the full passage →

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, — read the full passage →

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; — read the full passage →

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; — read the full passage →

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. — read the full passage →

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; — read the full passage →

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

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

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, — read the full passage →

Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: — read the full passage →

We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; — read the full passage →

The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

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.

And Moses told his father in law all that the Lord had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the Lord delivered them.

But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: — read the full passage →

Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.

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

Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.

For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: — read the full passage →

Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

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

And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: — read the full passage →

Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; — read the full passage →

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

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

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

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. — read the full passage →

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.

Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. — read the full passage →

And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch, — read the full passage →