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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MARK 13:9-13

Mark 13:9: # But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
Mark 13:10: And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
Mark 13:11: But when they shall lead [you], and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
Mark 13:12: Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against [their] parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.
Mark 13:13: And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
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1 THESSALONIANS 2:14-16

1 Thessalonians 2:14: For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they [have] of the Jews:
1 Thessalonians 2:15: Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
1 Thessalonians 2:16: Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
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2 THESSALONIANS 1:5-7

2 Thessalonians 1:5: [Which is] a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
2 Thessalonians 1:6: Seeing [it is] a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
2 Thessalonians 1:7: And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
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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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ROMANS 8:18-19

Romans 8:18: For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time [are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Romans 8:19: For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
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MATTHEW 24:9

Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. ...

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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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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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MATTHEW 5:11-12

Matthew 5:11: Blessed are ye, when [men] shall revile you, and persecute [you], and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Matthew 5:12: Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great [is] your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
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ROMANS 6:6

Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with [him], that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. ...

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1 THESSALONIANS 3:3

That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto. ...

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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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LUKE 9:23-24

Luke 9:23: # And he said to [them] all, If any [man] will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
Luke 9:24: For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
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MATTHEW 5:3-12

Matthew 5:3: Blessed [are] the poor in spirit: for their's is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:4: Blessed [are] they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Matthew 5:5: Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Matthew 5:6: Blessed [are] they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Matthew 5:7: Blessed [are] the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Matthew 5:8: Blessed [are] the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Matthew 5:9: Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Matthew 5:10: Blessed [are] they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for their's is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:11: Blessed are ye, when [men] shall revile you, and persecute [you], and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Matthew 5:12: Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great [is] your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
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2 TIMOTHY 2:12

If we suffer, we shall also reign with [him]: if we deny [him], he also will deny us: ...

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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 8:28

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose. ...

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PHILIPPIANS 3:10

That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; ...

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1 PETER 4:19

Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls [to him] in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator. ...

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