Struggle

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

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

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

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

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 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 →

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

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 afraid.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

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:

And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. — read the full passage →

The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. — 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 though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: — read the full passage →

And the Lord, 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.

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? — read the full passage →

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.

But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. — read the full passage →

For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

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 →

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.

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. — read the full passage →

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

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.

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

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,

Judge not, that ye be not judged. — read the full passage →

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

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 →

Master, which is the great commandment in the law? — read the full passage →

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, — read the full passage →

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

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 →

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — read the full passage →

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

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.

But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.

And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. — read the full passage →

But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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.

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

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; — read the full passage →

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

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

But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;

If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.

Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.

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.

Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;

Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the Lord.