1 Peter 1:6

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⁶In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by ^(A)various trials,

1 Peter 5:10

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¹⁰And ^(A)after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, ^(B)who has called you to his ^(C)eternal glory in Christ, will himself ^(D)restore, ^(E)confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

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James 1:2

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Testing of Your Faith

²^(A)Count it all joy, my brothers,^[a] when you meet trials ^(B)of various kinds,

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Footnotes

James 1:2 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also verses 16, 19

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Romans 12:12

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¹²^(A)Rejoice in hope, ^(B)be patient in tribulation, ^(C)be constant in prayer.

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Romans 5:2

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²Through him we have also ^(A)obtained access by faith^[a] into this grace ^(B)in which we stand, and ^(C)we^[b] rejoice^[c] in hope of the glory of God.

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Romans 5:2 Some manuscripts omit by faith
Romans 5:2 Or let us; also verse 3
Romans 5:2 Or boast; also verses 3, 11

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Matthew 5:12

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¹²^(A)Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for ^(B)so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

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Isaiah 61:3

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³to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
    ^(A)to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
^(B)the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
    the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
^(C)that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
    the planting of the Lord, ^(D)that he may be glorified.^[a]

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Isaiah 61:3 Or that he may display his beauty

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John 16:33

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³³I have said these things to you, that ^(A)in me you may have peace. ^(B)In the world you will have ^(C)tribulation. But ^(D)take heart; ^(E)I have overcome the world.”

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1 Peter 4:12-13

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Suffering as a Christian

¹²Beloved, do not be surprised at ^(A)the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. ¹³But rejoice ^(B)insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad ^(C)when his glory is revealed.

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1 Corinthians 4:9-13

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⁹For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, ^(A)like men sentenced to death, because we ^(B)have become a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men. ¹⁰^(C)We are fools for Christ's sake, but ^(D)you are wise in Christ. ^(E)We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. ¹¹To the present hour ^(F)we hunger and thirst, we are poorly dressed and ^(G)buffeted and ^(H)homeless, ¹²and we ^(I)labor, working with our own hands. ^(J)When reviled, we bless; ^(K)when persecuted, we endure; ¹³when slandered, we entreat. ^(L)We have become, and are still, like the scum of the world, ^(M)the refuse of all things.