Bible Verses About Afflictions Made Beneficial: In promoting the glory of God

And as Iesus passed by, he sawe a man which was blinde from his birth.

And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sinne, this man, or his parents, that he was borne blinde?

Iesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents, but that the workes of God should be shewed on him.

Therefore his sisters sent vnto him, saying, Lord, beholde, he whome thou louest, is sicke.

When Iesus heard it, he saide, This sickenes is not vnto death, but for the glorie of God, that the Sonne of God might be glorified thereby.

Verely, verely I say vnto thee, When thou wast yong, thou girdedst thy selfe, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be olde, thou shalt stretch foorth thine hands, and another shall gird thee, and lead thee whither thou wouldest not.

And this spake he signifying by what death he shoulde glorifie God. And when he had said this, he said to him, Folowe me.