Bible Verses About Afflictions

For you threw me into the deep, into the heart of the seas; and the flood enveloped me; all your surging waves passed over me.

The voice of ADONAI! He calls to the city - and it is wisdom to fear your name - "Listen to the rod and to him who commissioned it.

But as for me, I will look to ADONAI, I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.

Enemies of mine, don't gloat over me! Although I have fallen, I will rise; though I live in the dark, ADONAI is my light.

I will endure ADONAI's rage, because I sinned against him; until he pleads my cause and judges in my favor. Then he will bring me out to the light, and I will see his justice.

Here is what ADONAI says: "Though they be many and strong, they will be cut down, they will pass; and though I have made you suffer, I will make you suffer no more.

"How blessed are those who mourn! for they will be comforted.

At that time you will be arrested and handed over to be punished and put to death, and all peoples will hate you because of me.

But they will do all this to you on my account, because they don’t know the One who sent me.

Yes, it’s true. I tell you that you will sob and mourn, and the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.

“I have said these things to you so that, united with me, you may have shalom. In the world, you have tsuris. But be brave! I have conquered the world!”

“You son of Satan, full of fraud and evil! You enemy of everything good! Won’t you ever stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?

So now, look! The hand of the Lord is upon you; and for a while you will be blind, unable to see the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over Elymas; and he groped about, trying to find someone to lead him by the hand.

strengthening the talmidim, encouraging them to remain true to the faith, and reminding them that it is through many hardships that we must enter the Kingdom of God.

other than that in every city the Ruach HaKodesh keeps warning me that imprisonment and persecution await me.

But I consider my own life of no importance to me whatsoever, as long as I can finish the course ahead of me, the task I received from the Lord Yeshua — to declare in depth the Good News of God’s love and kindness.

I don’t think the sufferings we are going through now are even worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed to us in the future.

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

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

so that none of you would let these persecutions unsettle him. For you yourselves know that these are bound to come to us;

as well as the persecutions and sufferings that came my way in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.

And indeed, all who want to live a godly life united with the Messiah Yeshua will be persecuted,

For Adonai disciplines those he loves and whips everyone he accepts as a son.”

Regard your endurance as discipline; God is dealing with you as sons. For what son goes undisciplined by his father?

Look, we regard those who persevered as blessed. You have heard of the perseverance of Iyov, and you know what the purpose of Adonai was, that Adonai is very compassionate and merciful.