Bible Verses About Afflictions and Adversities

I will go and return to my place: until you are consumed, and seek my face.

In their affliction they will rise early to me: Come, and let us return to the Lord.

For he hath taken us, and he will heal us: he will strike, and he will cure us.

He will revive us after two days: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. We shall know, and we shall follow on, that we may know the Lord. His going forth is prepared as the morning light, and he will come to us as the early and the latter rain to the earth.

Shall the trumpet sound in a city, and the people not be afraid? Shall there be evil in a city, which the Lord hath not done?

And he said: I cried out of my affliction to the Lord, and he heard me: I cried out of the belly of hell, and thou hast heard my voice.

For she is become weak unto good that dwelleth in bitterness: for evil is come down from the Lord into the gate of Jerusalem.

The Lord is good, and giveth strength in the day of trouble: and knoweth them that hope in him.

The triflers that were departed from the law, I will gather together, because they were of thee: that thou mayest no more suffer reproach for them.

Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the land.

Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you, untruly, for my sake:

Be glad and rejoice for your reward is very great in heaven. For so they persecuted the prophets that were before you.

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father.

But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

Fear not therefore: better are you than many sparrows.

Come to me all you that labor and are burdened, and I will refresh you.

And immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying: Be of good heart: it is I, fear ye not.

Then shall the king say to them that shall be on his right hand: Come, ye blessed of my Father, possess you the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

For I was hungry, and you gave me to eat: I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink: I was a stranger, and you took me in:

Naked, and you covered me: sick, and you visited me: I was in prison, and you came to me.

And the king answering shall say to them: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it to one of these my least brethren, you did it to me.

And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying: Eli, Eli, lamma sabacthani? That is, My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?

And the angel answering, said to the women: Fear not you: for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.

And behold, Jesus met them, saying: All hail. But they came up and took hold of his feet and adored him.