1 Peter 1:6
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6 In this you rejoice,[a] even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials,(A)
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- 1.6 Or Rejoice in this
James 1:2
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Faith and Wisdom
2 My brothers and sisters, whenever you face various trials, consider it all joy,(A)
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1 Peter 5:10
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10 And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ,[a] will himself restore, support, strengthen, and establish you.(A)
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- 5.10 Other ancient authorities read Christ Jesus
Romans 12:12
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12 Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; persevere in prayer.(A)
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Romans 5:2
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2 through whom we have obtained access[a] to this grace in which we stand, and we[b] boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God.(A)
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Matthew 5:12
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12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.(A)
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Isaiah 61:3
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3 to provide for those who mourn in Zion—
to give them a garland instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, to display his glory.(A)
John 16:33
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33 I have said this to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you face persecution, but take courage: I have conquered the world!”(A)
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1 Peter 4:12-13
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Suffering as a Christian
12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that is taking place among you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice insofar as you are sharing Christ’s sufferings, so that you may also be glad and shout for joy when his glory is revealed.(A)
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John 16:22
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22 So you have pain now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.(A)
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Psalm 34:19
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19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the Lord rescues them from them all.(A)
Psalm 119:28
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28 My soul melts away for sorrow;
strengthen me according to your word.(A)
1 Corinthians 4:9-13
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9 For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, as though sentenced to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to humans.(A) 10 We are fools for the sake of Christ, but you are sensible people in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.(B) 11 To the present hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are naked and beaten and homeless,(C) 12 and we grow weary from the work of our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure;(D) 13 when slandered, we speak kindly. We have become like the rubbish of the world, the dregs of all things, to this very day.
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Matthew 11:28
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28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.(A)
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Romans 5:11
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11 But more than that, we even boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
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Acts 14:22
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22 There they strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, “It is through many persecutions that we must enter the kingdom of God.”(A)
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Luke 10:20
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20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”(A)
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1 Peter 4:7
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7 The end of all things is near;[a] therefore be serious and discipline yourselves for the sake of your prayers.(A)
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- 4.7 Or is at hand
Hebrews 12:7-11
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7 Endure trials for the sake of discipline. God is treating you as children, for what child is there whom a parent does not discipline?(A) 8 If you do not have that discipline in which all children share, then you are illegitimate and not his children.(B) 9 Moreover, we had human parents to discipline us, and we respected them. Should we not be even more willing to be subject to the Father of spirits and live? 10 For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share his holiness.(C) 11 Now, discipline always seems painful rather than pleasant at the time, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.(D)
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Psalm 95:1
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Psalm 95
A Call to Worship and Obedience
1 O come, let us sing to the Lord;
let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!(A)
1 Peter 1:7-8
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7 so that the genuineness of your faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.(A) 8 Although you have not seen[a] him, you love him, and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,(B)
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- 1.8 Other ancient authorities read known
James 4:9
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9 Lament and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into dejection.
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Hebrews 11:35-38
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35 Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, refusing to accept release, in order to obtain a better resurrection.(A) 36 Others suffered mocking and flogging and even chains and imprisonment.(B) 37 They were stoned to death; they were sawn in two;[a] they were killed by the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, persecuted, tormented(C)— 38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains and in caves and holes in the ground.(D)
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- 11.37 Other ancient authorities add they were tempted
2 Corinthians 4:17
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17 For our slight, momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure,(A)
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Job 9:27-28
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27 If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint;
I will put off my sad countenance and be of good cheer,’
28 I become afraid of all my suffering,
for I know you will not hold me innocent.
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