For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships t
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no cha
“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised
But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had ope
Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Fath
Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses