“Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.”

He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.

Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,

Future Glory

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.

For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.

If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer.

Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort.

Paul's Sufferings as an Apostle

I repeat, let no one think me foolish. But even if you do, accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.

So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.

that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,

Paul's Ministry to the Church

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,

The Judgment at Christ's Coming

This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering—

Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God,

Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound!

my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me.

As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.

For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering.

But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings,

Patience in Suffering

Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains.

As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

The Prayer of Faith

Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.

inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories.

For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly.