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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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.

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John 16:22

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²²^(A)So also you have sorrow now, but ^(B)I will see you again, and ^(C)your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.

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Psalm 119:28

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²⁸^(A)My soul melts away for sorrow;
strengthen me according to your word!

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Psalm 34:19

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¹⁹^(A)Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
^(B)but the Lord delivers him out of them all.

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Acts 14:22

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²²^(A)strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them ^(B)to continue in ^(C)the faith, and saying that ^(D)through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.

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Matthew 11:28

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²⁸^(A)Come to ^(B)me, all who labor and are ^(C)heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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James 4:9

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⁹^(A)Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.

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Romans 5:11

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¹¹More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received ^(A)reconciliation.

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Luke 10:20

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²⁰^(A)Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that ^(B)your names are written in heaven.”

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1 Peter 1:7-8

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⁷so that ^(A)the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes ^(B)though it is tested by ^(C)fire—may be found to result in ^(D)praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. ⁸^(E)Though you have not seen him, you love him. ^(F)Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,

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Hebrews 12:7-11

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⁷It is for discipline that you have to endure. ^(A)God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? ⁸If you are left without discipline, ^(B)in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. ⁹Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to ^(C)the Father of spirits ^(D)and live? ¹⁰For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, ^(E)that we may share his holiness. ¹¹^(F)For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields ^(G)the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

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Psalm 95:1

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Let Us Sing Songs of Praise

95 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;
let us ^(A)make a joyful noise to ^(B)the rock of our salvation!

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Job 9:27-28

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²⁷If I say, ^(A)‘I will forget my complaint,
I will put off my sad face, and ^(B)be of good cheer,’
²⁸I become ^(C)afraid of all my suffering,
for I know you will not ^(D)hold me innocent.

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1 Peter 4:7

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⁷^(A)The end of all things is at hand; therefore ^(B)be self-controlled and sober-minded ^(C)for the sake of your prayers.

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James 1:9

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⁹Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation,

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Hebrews 11:35-38

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³⁵^(A)Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life. ³⁶Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even ^(B)chains and imprisonment. ³⁷^(C)They were stoned, they were sawn in two,^[a] ^(D)they were killed with the sword. ^(E)They went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated— ³⁸of whom the world was not worthy—^(F)wandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.