Suffering for Christ Bible Verses

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Explore Bible verses for the category Suffering for Christ. Find inspiration and spiritual growth from God's Word. Find strength and hope in Bible verses that offer comfort during times of suffering for Christ. Learn how to endure trials with perseverance and faith in God’s plan.

PERSECUTION


Explore Bible verses that teach how to endure persecution and suffering for Christ. Find strength in God’s promises during times of opposition and hardship.

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HEBREWS 11:36-38

Hebrews 11:36: And others had trial of [cruel] mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:
Hebrews 11:37: They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
Hebrews 11:38: (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and [in] mountains, and [in] dens and caves of the earth.
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ROMANS 12:9-21

Romans 12:9: [Let] love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Romans 12:10: [Be] kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
Romans 12:11: Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
Romans 12:12: Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
Romans 12:13: Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
Romans 12:14: Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
Romans 12:15: Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
Romans 12:16: [Be] of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
Romans 12:17: Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
Romans 12:18: If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Romans 12:19: Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Romans 12:20: Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
Romans 12:21: Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
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LUKE 6:22

Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you [from their company], and shall reproach [you], and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. ...

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REJOICING IN SUFFERING


Learn how to rejoice in suffering through Bible verses that encourage perseverance, hope, and trust in God’s good purpose even in the most challenging times.

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JOHN 16:33

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. ...

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ROMANS 12:12

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; ...

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1 PETER 4:13

But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. ...

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TAKING UP YOUR CROSS


Explore Bible verses that speak about the call to take up your cross. Learn what it means to live a sacrificial life in obedience to Christ.

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HEBREWS 10:34-36

Hebrews 10:34: For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.
Hebrews 10:35: Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
Hebrews 10:36: For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
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MATTHEW 10:38

And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. ...

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ROMANS 12:12

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; ...

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ENDURING REJECTION


Discover Bible verses that teach how to endure rejection and find comfort in God’s love and approval. Learn how to handle rejection with grace.

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2 CORINTHIANS 12:10

Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. ...

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MATTHEW 11:6

And blessed is [he], whosoever shall not be offended in me. ...

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JOHN 7:5

For neither did his brethren believe in him. ...

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SHARING IN CHRISTS SUFFERINGS


Learn about the privilege of sharing in Christ’s sufferings. Explore Bible verses that encourage us to rejoice in the fellowship of His sufferings and grow closer to Him.

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ROMANS 5:8

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. ...

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MATTHEW 16:24

# Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any [man] will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. ...

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HEBREWS 13:12-14

Hebrews 13:12: Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
Hebrews 13:13: Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
Hebrews 13:14: For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
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