That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all t
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
For He was indeed crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God’s power. For we are also weak in Him, yet by God’s power we
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities
Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of t
who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have rece
But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.
The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
In fact, we rejoice when we are weak but you are strong, and our prayer is for your perfection.
And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was rai
For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishon
For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name.
For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger
That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affli
But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy over
For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for
But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoic
Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more im