Bible Verses About Afflictions and Adversities

for the creation was made subject to frustration — not willingly, but because of the one who subjected it. But it was given a reliable hope

Furthermore, we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called in accordance with his purpose;

Who will separate us from the love of the Messiah? Trouble? Hardship? Persecution? Hunger? Poverty? Danger? War?

As the Tanakh puts it, “For your sake we are being put to death all day long, we are considered sheep to be slaughtered.”

No, in all these things we are superconquerors, through the one who has loved us.

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor other heavenly rulers, neither what exists nor what is coming,

neither powers above nor powers below, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God which comes to us through the Messiah Yeshua, our Lord.

Rejoice in your hope, be patient in your troubles, and continue steadfastly in prayer.

For everything written in the past was written to teach us, so that with the encouragement of the Tanakh we might patiently hold on to our hope.

But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined, so that we will not be condemned along with the world.

Praised be God, Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, compassionate Father, God of all encouragement and comfort;

who encourages us in all our trials, so that we can encourage others in whatever trials they may be undergoing with the encouragement we ourselves have received from God.

For just as the Messiah’s sufferings overflow into us, so through the Messiah our encouragement also overflows.

Moreover, our hope for you remains staunch, because we know that as you share in the sufferings, you will also share in the encouragement.

We have all kinds of troubles, but we are not crushed; we are perplexed, yet not in despair;

persecuted, yet not abandoned; knocked down, yet not destroyed.

We always carry in our bodies the dying of Yeshua, so that the life of Yeshua may be manifested in our bodies too.

This is why we do not lose courage. Though our outer self is heading for decay, our inner self is being renewed daily.

For our light and transient troubles are achieving for us an everlasting glory whose weight is beyond description.

But God, who encourages the downhearted, encouraged us with the arrival of Titus!

but he told me, “My grace is enough for you, for my power is brought to perfection in weakness.” Therefore, I am very happy to boast about my weaknesses, in order that the Messiah’s power will rest upon me.

Bear one another’s burdens — in this way you will be fulfilling the Torah’s true meaning, which the Messiah upholds.

Now, brothers, I want you to know that what has happened to me has helped in advancing the Good News.

It has become clear to the whole palace and to everyone else that it is because of the Messiah that I am in chains.

Also, my being in prison has given most of the brothers in the Lord confidence, so that they have become much more bold in speaking the word of God fearlessly.