Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ,
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
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
See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome fr
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpo
You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do i
From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on
Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He
But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who
Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and
This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My n
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;
Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Fa
But the one who loves God is known by God.
But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
Remember the early days that you were in the light. In those days, you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering
you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether yo
It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.
Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand
And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.
Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who
Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.
But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, yo
Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for
We love because He first loved us.
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer
I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
You are the ones who have stood by Me in My trials.
But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like
And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lo
but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
From ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of th