Bible Verses About Afflicted Saints

in pureness, in knowledge, in long-suffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,

in the word of truth, in the power of God, through the armour of the righteousness, on the right and on the left,

through glory and dishonour, through evil report and good report, as leading astray, and true;

as unknown, and recognized; as dying, and lo, we live; as chastened, and not put to death;

as sorrowful, and always rejoicing; as poor, and making many rich; as having nothing, and possessing all things.

but He who is comforting the cast-down--God--He did comfort us in the presence of Titus;

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 the Lord stood by me, and did strengthen me, that through me the preaching might be fully assured, and all the nations might hear, and I was freed out of the mouth of a lion,

for in that he suffered, himself being tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.

having chosen rather to be afflicted with the people of God, than to have sin's pleasure for a season,

Therefore, we also having so great a cloud of witnesses set around us, every weight having put off, and the closely besetting sin, through endurance may we run the contest that is set before us,

looking to the author and perfecter of faith--Jesus, who, over-against the joy set before him--did endure a cross, shame having despised, on the right hand also of the throne of God did sit down;

for consider again him who endured such gainsaying from the sinners to himself, that ye may not be wearied in your souls--being faint.

and ye have forgotten the exhortation that doth speak fully with you as with sons, `My son, be not despising chastening of the Lord, nor be faint, being reproved by Him,

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

An example take ye of the suffering of evil, my brethren, and of the patience, the prophets who did speak in the name of the Lord;

having your behaviour among the nations right, that in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, of the good works having beheld, they may glorify God in a day of inspection.

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,

for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,

who did not commit sin, nor was guile found in his mouth,

who being reviled--was not reviling again, suffering--was not threatening, and was committing himself to Him who is judging righteously,

`Because thou didst keep the word of my endurance, I also will keep thee from the hour of the trial that is about to come upon all the world, to try those dwelling upon the earth.