1 Peter 4:13
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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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Romans 8:17
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17 and if children, then heirs: heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if we in fact suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.(A)
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James 1:2-3
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Faith and Wisdom
2 My brothers and sisters, whenever you face various trials, consider it all joy,(A) 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
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Romans 5:3
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3 And not only that, but we[a] also boast in our afflictions, knowing that affliction produces endurance,(A)
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- 5.3 Or let us
Philippians 3:10
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10 I want to know Christ[a] and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death,
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- 3.10 Gk him
2 Corinthians 1:7
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7 Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our consolation.
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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
2 Corinthians 4:10
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10 always carrying around in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our bodies.(A)
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1 Peter 1:5-8
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5 who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.(A) 6 In this you rejoice,[a] even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials,(B) 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.(C) 8 Although you have not seen[b] 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,(D)
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2 Corinthians 12:9-10
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9 but he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power[a] is made perfect in weakness.” So I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.(A) 10 Therefore I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.(B)
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- 12.9 Other ancient authorities read my power
2 Timothy 2:12
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12 if we endure, we will also reign with him;
if we deny him, he will also deny us;(A)
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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Luke 6:22-23
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22 “Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you[a] on account of the Son of Man.(A) 23 Rejoice on that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven, for that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.(B)
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- 6.22 Gk cast out your name as evil
Revelation 1:9
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A Vision of Christ
9 I, John, your brother who share with you the persecution and the kingdom and the endurance in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.[a](A)
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- 1.9 Or testimony to Jesus
1 Peter 5:1
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Tending the Flock of God
5 Now as an elder myself and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as one who shares in the glory to be revealed, I exhort the elders among you(A)
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Colossians 1:24
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Paul’s Interest in the Colossians
24 I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church.
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Acts 5:41
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41 As they left the council, they rejoiced that they were considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.(A)
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Matthew 25:23
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23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things; I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’
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Matthew 25:21
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21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things; I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’(A)
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Matthew 16:27
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27 “For the Son of Man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay everyone for what has been done.(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 35:10
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10 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return
and come to Zion with singing;
everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;
they shall obtain joy and gladness,
and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.(A)
1 Peter 1:13
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A Call to Holy Living
13 Therefore prepare your minds for action;[a] discipline yourselves; set all your hope on the grace that Jesus Christ will bring you when he is revealed.(A)
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- 1.13 Gk gird up the loins of your mind
Acts 16:25
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25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.(A)
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Matthew 25:34
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34 Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world,(A)
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