2 Corinthians 4:17
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17 For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!
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Romans 8:18
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The Future Glory
18 Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later.
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1 Peter 5:10
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10 In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation.
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Romans 5:3-5
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3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. 5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
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James 1:12
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12 God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
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Hebrews 12:10-11
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10 For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how. But God’s discipline is always good for us, so that we might share in his holiness. 11 No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way.
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James 1:3-4
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3 For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 4 So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.
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1 Peter 1:6-8
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6 So be truly glad.[a] There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. 7 These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.
8 You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy.
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- 1:6 Or So you are truly glad.
2 Corinthians 3:18
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18 So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.
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Romans 8:37
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37 No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
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1 Peter 4:7
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7 The end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers.
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2 Corinthians 11:23-28
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23 Are they servants of Christ? I know I sound like a madman, but I have served him far more! I have worked harder, been put in prison more often, been whipped times without number, and faced death again and again. 24 Five different times the Jewish leaders gave me thirty-nine lashes. 25 Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. Once I spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea. 26 I have traveled on many long journeys. I have faced danger from rivers and from robbers. I have faced danger from my own people, the Jews, as well as from the Gentiles. I have faced danger in the cities, in the deserts, and on the seas. And I have faced danger from men who claim to be believers but are not.[a] 27 I have worked hard and long, enduring many sleepless nights. I have been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food. I have shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm.
28 Then, besides all this, I have the daily burden of my concern for all the churches.
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- 11:26 Greek from false brothers.
1 Corinthians 2:9
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9 That is what the Scriptures mean when they say,
“No eye has seen, no ear has heard,
and no mind has imagined
what God has prepared
for those who love him.”[a]
Jude 24
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A Prayer of Praise
24 Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault.
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Romans 8:34
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34 Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us.
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Romans 2:7
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7 He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers.
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Philippians 1:19
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19 For I know that as you pray for me and the Spirit of Jesus Christ helps me, this will lead to my deliverance.
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Isaiah 54:8
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8 In a burst of anger I turned my face away for a little while.
But with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,”
says the Lord, your Redeemer.
Psalm 119:71
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71 My suffering was good for me,
for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees.
Psalm 73:24
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24 You guide me with your counsel,
leading me to a glorious destiny.
Acts 20:23
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23 except that the Holy Spirit tells me in city after city that jail and suffering lie ahead.
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Matthew 5:12
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12 Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way.
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Isaiah 64:4
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4 For since the world began,
no ear has heard
and no eye has seen a God like you,
who works for those who wait for him!
Psalm 119:67
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67 I used to wander off until you disciplined me;
but now I closely follow your word.
Psalm 31:19
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19 How great is the goodness
you have stored up for those who fear you.
You lavish it on those who come to you for protection,
blessing them before the watching world.
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