Bible Verses About Afflictions Made Beneficial: In furthering the gospel

But Saul made hauocke of the Church, and entred into euery house, and drewe out both men and women, and put them into prison.

Therefore they that were scattered abroad, went to and from preaching the worde.

And they which were scattered abroade because of the affliction that arose about Steuen, went throughout till they came vnto Phenice and Cyprus, and Antiochia, preaching the worde to no man, but vnto the Iewes onely.

Now some of them were men of Cyprus and of Cyrene, which when they were come into Antiochia, spake vnto the Grecians, and preached the Lord Iesus.

And the hand of the Lord was with them, so that a great number beleeued and turned vnto the Lord.

I would ye vnderstood, brethren, that the things which haue come vnto me, are turned rather to the furthering of the Gospell,

Wherein I suffer trouble as an euill doer, euen vnto bondes: but the worde of God is not bounde.

Therefore I suffer all things, for the elects sake, that they might also obtaine the saluation which is in Christ Iesus, with eternall glorie.

At my first answering no man assisted me, but all forsooke me: I pray God, that it may not be laide to their charge.

Notwithstanding the Lord assisted me, and strengthened me, that by me the preaching might be fully beleeued, and that al the Gentiles should heare: and I was deliuered out of the mouth of the lion.