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 the sake of His body, which is the church.
Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel
For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.
for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!
I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in
Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy over
So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
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
And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things
For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...
which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
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