strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ,
Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage;
We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your
And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that w
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and y
So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel
if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has b
After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia,
You are the ones who have stood by Me in My trials.
and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have
This is a trustworthy saying: If we died with Him, we will also live with Him;
and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecu
Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”
Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees!
Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow
I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.
Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put
And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts
Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neithe
Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urg
And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to yo
Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord J
“I have told you these things so that you will not fall away.
So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island o
After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke
But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests
And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to h
As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love.
will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and field
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit
Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom