| 1 | Genesis 3:19, "By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” |
| 2 | 1 Peter 4:15, But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. |
| 3 | 1 Corinthians 12:26a, If one member suffers, all suffer together. |
| 4 | Romans 8:20-23, For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. |
| 5 | Hebrews 2:18, For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. |
| 6 | 2 Corinthians 2:3, “And I wrote as I did, so that when I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice, for I felt sure of all of you, that my joy would be the joy of you all.” |
| 7 | 2 Timothy 1:8 and 4:5, Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God. … As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. |
| 8 | Colossians 1:24, Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church. … 1 Peter 4:13, But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. … 1 Peter 4:16, Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. |
| 9 | James 5:13a, Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. |
| 10 | 1 Peter 2:19-20, For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God. |
| 11 | 1 Peter 2:21-23, For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. |
| 12 | 1 Peter 4:19, Therefore let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good. |
| 13 | Acts 5:41, Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name. … Philippians 1:29, For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake. |
| 14 | Romans 5:3-4, Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope. |
| 15 | 2 Corinthians 1:5-7, For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too. If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort. |
| 16 | Philippians 3:8-10, Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death. |
| 17 | Romans 8:17-18, And if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. |
| 18 | Hebrews 13:12, So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. … 1 Peter 3:18, For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit. |