Colossians 1:24
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Paul's Ministry to the Church
24 Now (A)I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh (B)I am filling up (C)what is lacking in Christ's afflictions (D)for the sake of his body, that is, the church,
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Romans 5:3
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3 Not only that, but we (A)rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering (B)produces endurance,
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2 Timothy 1:8
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8 Therefore (A)do not be ashamed of (B)the testimony about our Lord, nor of (C)me his prisoner, but (D)share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God,
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2 Corinthians 7:4
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4 I am acting with (A)great boldness toward you; (B)I have great pride in you; (C)I am filled with comfort. In all our affliction, I am overflowing with joy.
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Philippians 3:10
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10 (A)that I may know him and (B)the power of his resurrection, and (C)may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
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2 Corinthians 1:5-8
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5 For as we share abundantly in (A)Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.[a] 6 (B)If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. 7 Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you (C)share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort.
8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers,[b] of (D)the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself.
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- 2 Corinthians 1:5 Or For as the sufferings of Christ abound for us, so also our comfort abounds through Christ
- 2 Corinthians 1:8 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
2 Timothy 2:9-10
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Colossians 1:18
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18 And (A)he is the head of the body, the church. He is (B)the beginning, (C)the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.
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Ephesians 3:13
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13 So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering (A)for you, (B)which is your glory.
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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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Matthew 5:11-12
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11 (A)“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely (B)on my account. 12 (C)Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for (D)so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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Philippians 2:17-18
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17 Even if I am to be (A)poured out as a drink offering upon (B)the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all. 18 Likewise you also should be glad and rejoice with me.
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Ephesians 3:1
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The Mystery of the Gospel Revealed
3 For this reason I, Paul, (A)a prisoner of Christ Jesus (B)on behalf of you Gentiles—
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2 Corinthians 11:23-27
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23 Are they (A)servants of Christ? (B)I am a better one—I am talking like a madman—with far greater labors, (C)far more imprisonments, (D)with countless beatings, and (E)often near death. 24 Five times I received at the hands of the Jews the (F)forty lashes less one. 25 Three times I was (G)beaten with rods. (H)Once I was stoned. Three times I (I)was shipwrecked; a night and a day I was adrift at sea; 26 on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, (J)danger from my own people, (K)danger from Gentiles, (L)danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brothers; 27 (M)in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, (N)in hunger and thirst, often without food,[a] in cold and exposure.
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- 2 Corinthians 11:27 Or often in fasting
2 Corinthians 4:8-12
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8 We are (A)afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9 persecuted, but (B)not forsaken; (C)struck down, but not destroyed; 10 (D)always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, (E)so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. 11 For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. 12 So (F)death is at work in us, but life in you.
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Acts 5:41
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41 Then they left the presence of the council, (A)rejoicing that they were counted worthy (B)to suffer dishonor for (C)the name.
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Ephesians 1:23
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23 (A)which is his body, (B)the fullness of him (C)who fills (D)all in all.
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