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Matthew 5:10
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Matthew 5:10
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10 (A)Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:10
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Matthew 5:10
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James 1:12
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James 1:12
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Loving God Under Trials
12 (A)Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive (B)the crown of life (C)which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
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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)
1 Peter 3:13-14
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1 Peter 3:13-14
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Suffering for Right and Wrong
13 (A)And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good? 14 (B)But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. (C)“And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.”
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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)
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- 1 Peter 3:14 Or fear what they fear
- 1 Peter 3:14 Isaiah 8:12
Matthew 5:3
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Matthew 5:3
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3 “Blessed(A) are the poor in spirit,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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)
2 Corinthians 4:17
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2 Corinthians 4:17
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17 For (A)our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,
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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)
James 1:2-5
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James 1:2-5
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Profiting from Trials
2 My brethren, (A)count it all joy (B)when you fall into various trials, 3 (C)knowing that the testing of your faith produces [a]patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be [b]perfect and complete, lacking nothing. 5 (D)If any of you lacks wisdom, (E)let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and (F)it will be given to him.
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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)
Footnotes
- 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.
2 Corinthians 4:8-12
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2 Corinthians 4:8-12
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8 We are (A)hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not (B)forsaken; (C)struck down, but not destroyed— 10 (D)always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, (E)that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. 11 For we who live (F)are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. 12 So then death is working in us, but life in you.
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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)
Luke 6:22
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Luke 6:22
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22 (A)Blessed are you when men hate you,
And when they (B)exclude you,
And revile you, and cast out your name as evil,
For the Son of Man’s sake.
Luke 6:22
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Luke 6:22
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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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2 Timothy 3:11
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2 Timothy 3:11
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11 persecutions, afflictions, which happened to me (A)at Antioch, (B)at Iconium, (C)at Lystra—what persecutions I endured. And (D)out of them all the Lord delivered me.
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Luke 21:12
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Luke 21:12
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12 (A)But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and (B)prisons. (C)You will be brought before kings and rulers (D)for My name’s sake.
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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.
Philippians 1:28
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Philippians 1:28
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28 and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but [a]to you of salvation, and that from God.
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- Philippians 1:28 NU of your salvation
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.
John 15:20
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John 15:20
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20 Remember the word that I said to you, (A)‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. (B)If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.
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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
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