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Matthew 5:10
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Matthew 5:10
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Matthew 5:10
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Matthew 5:10
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10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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James 1:12
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James 1:12
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12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial(A) because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life(B) that the Lord has promised to those who love him.(C)
James 1:12
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James 1:12
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12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
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1 Peter 3:13-14
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1 Peter 3:13-14
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13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good?(A) 14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed.(B) “Do not fear their threats[a]; do not be frightened.”[b](C)
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 3:14 Or fear what they fear
- 1 Peter 3:14 Isaiah 8:12
1 Peter 3:13-14
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1 Peter 3:13-14
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13 And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
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2 Corinthians 4:17
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2 Corinthians 4:17
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17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.(A)
2 Corinthians 4:17
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2 Corinthians 4:17
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17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
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Matthew 5:3
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Matthew 5:3
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3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.(A)
Matthew 5:3
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Matthew 5:3
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3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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James 1:2-5
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James 1:2-5
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Trials and Temptations
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds,(A) 3 because you know that the testing of your faith(B) produces perseverance.(C) 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature(D) and complete, not lacking anything. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God,(E) who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.(F)
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- James 1:2 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verses 16 and 19; and in 2:1, 5, 14; 3:10, 12; 4:11; 5:7, 9, 10, 12, 19.
James 1:2-5
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James 1:2-5
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2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
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Luke 6:22
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Luke 6:22
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Luke 6:22
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Luke 6:22
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22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
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2 Timothy 2:12
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2 Timothy 2:12
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2 Timothy 2:12
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2 Timothy 2:12
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12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:
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2 Corinthians 4:8-12
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2 Corinthians 4:8-12
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8 We are hard pressed on every side,(A) but not crushed; perplexed,(B) but not in despair; 9 persecuted,(C) but not abandoned;(D) struck down, but not destroyed.(E) 10 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus,(F) so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.(G) 11 For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake,(H) so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body. 12 So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.(I)
2 Corinthians 4:8-12
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2 Corinthians 4:8-12
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8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
11 For we which live are always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
12 So then death worketh in us, but life in you.
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Philippians 1:28
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Philippians 1:28
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28 without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved—and that by God.
Philippians 1:28
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Philippians 1:28
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28 And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.
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Luke 21:12
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Luke 21:12
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12 “But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and put you in prison, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name.
Luke 21:12
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Luke 21:12
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12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.
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John 15:20
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John 15:20
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20 Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’[a](A) If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also.(B) If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also.
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- John 15:20 John 13:16
John 15:20
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John 15:20
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20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
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Revelation 2:10
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Revelation 2:10
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Revelation 2:10
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Revelation 2:10
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10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
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