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1 Peter 5 10
The God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered a little while.
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John 16:33
I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.”
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2 Timothy 3 12
In fact, all who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
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Romans 8:17
and if children, also heirs— heirs of God and coheirs with Christ— if indeed we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.
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1 Thessalonians 3 2-1 Thessalonians 3 4
And we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s coworker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you concerning your faith,so that no one will be shaken by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are appointed to this.In fact, when we were with you, we told you in advance that we were going to experience affliction, and as you know, it happened.
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Colossians 1:23
if indeed you remain grounded and steadfast in the faith and are not shifted away from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become a servant of it.
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2 Timothy 1 8
So don’t be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, or of me his prisoner. Instead, share in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God.
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Revelation 2:10
Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will experience affliction for ten days. Be faithful to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.
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2 Peter 1 11
For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you.
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Acts 11:23
When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged all of them to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,
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Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to his disciples,“ If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
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2 Timothy 2 11-2 Timothy 2 12
This saying is trustworthy: For if we died with him, we will also live with him;if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he will also deny us;
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Acts 15:32
Both Judas and Silas, who were also prophets themselves, encouraged the brothers and sisters and strengthened them with a long message.
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Acts 18:23
After spending some time there, he set out, traveling through one place after another in the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
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John 12:25-26
The one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.If anyone serves me, he must follow me. Where I am, there my servant also will be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
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1 Corinthians 1 8
He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Matthew 10:38
And whoever doesn’t take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
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Revelation 7:14
I said to him,“ Sir, you know.” Then he told me: These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
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Acts 13:43
After the synagogue had been dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking with them and urging them to continue in the grace of God.
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Luke 24:26
Wasn’t it necessary for the Messiah to suffer these things and enter into his glory?”
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Isaiah 35:3
Strengthen the weak hands, steady the shaking knees!
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1 Thessalonians 3 13
May he make your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. Amen.
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Jude 1:20-21
But you, dear friends, as you build yourselves up in your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting expectantly for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ for eternal life.
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John 15:20
Remember the word I spoke to you:‘ A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.
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Acts 15:41
He traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
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Luke 22:28-29
You are those who stood by me in my trials.I bestow on you a kingdom, just as my Father bestowed one on me,
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Mark 10:30
who will not receive a hundred times more, now at this time— houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields, with persecutions— and eternal life in the age to come.
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Revelation 1:9
I, John, your brother and partner in the affliction, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
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Mark 9:47
And if your eye causes you to fall away, gouge it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,
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Mark 10:24-25
The disciples were astonished at his words. Again Jesus said to them,“ Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”
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John 15:4-6
Remain in me, and I in you. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, neither can you unless you remain in me.I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him produces much fruit, because you can do nothing without me.If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown aside like a branch and he withers. They gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned.
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Matthew 19:24
Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”
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John 15:9-10
“ As the Father has loved me, I have also loved you. Remain in my love.If you keep my commands you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.
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John 8:31-32
Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him,“ If you continue in my word, you really are my disciples.You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
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Acts 6:7
So the word of God spread, the disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly in number, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.
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John 3:5
Jesus answered,“ Truly I tell you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
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Acts 9:16
I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”
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1 Peter 4 12-1 Peter 4 16
Dear friends, don’t be surprised when the fiery ordeal comes among you to test you, as if something unusual were happening to you.Instead, rejoice as you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may also rejoice with great joy when his glory is revealed.If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.Let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or a meddler.But if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed but let him glorify God in having that name.
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Matthew 10:21-22
“ Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
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John 16:1-2
“ I have told you these things to keep you from stumbling.They will ban you from the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering service to God.
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Jude 1:3
Dear friends, although I was eager to write you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write, appealing to you to contend for the faith that was delivered to the saints once for all.
