Bible Verses About Afflicted Saints: Should be patient

in your patience possess ye your souls.

in the hope rejoicing; in the tribulation enduring; in the prayer persevering;

so that we ourselves do glory in you in the assemblies of God, for your endurance and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye bear;

and let the endurance have a perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire--in nothing lacking;

for what renown is it , if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure it ? but if, doing good and suffering for it , ye do endure, this is gracious with God,