19 The righteous person may have many troubles,(A)
    but the Lord delivers him from them all;(B)

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17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears(A) them;
    he delivers them from all their troubles.

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Suffering for Being a Christian

12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you(A) to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice(B) inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ,(C) so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.(D)

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17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.(A)

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33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.(A) In this world you will have trouble.(B) But take heart! I have overcome(C) the world.”

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This poor man called, and the Lord heard him;
    he saved him out of all his troubles.(A)

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I sought the Lord,(A) and he answered me;
    he delivered(B) me from all my fears.

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11 persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch,(A) Iconium(B) and Lystra,(C) the persecutions I endured.(D) Yet the Lord rescued(E) me from all of them.(F) 12 In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,(G)

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16 for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,
    but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.(A)

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19 From six calamities he will rescue(A) you;
    in seven no harm will touch you.(B)

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20 Though you have made me see troubles,(A)
    many and bitter,
    you will restore(B) my life again;
from the depths of the earth(C)
    you will again bring me up.

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But we have this treasure in jars of clay(A) to show that this all-surpassing power is from God(B) and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side,(C) but not crushed; perplexed,(D) but not in despair; persecuted,(E) but not abandoned;(F) struck down, but not destroyed.(G) 10 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus,(H) so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.(I) 11 For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake,(J) 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.(K)

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33 who through faith conquered kingdoms,(A) administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,(B) 34 quenched the fury of the flames,(C) and escaped the edge of the sword;(D) whose weakness was turned to strength;(E) and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies.(F) 35 Women received back their dead, raised to life again.(G) There were others who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection. 36 Some faced jeers and flogging,(H) and even chains and imprisonment.(I) 37 They were put to death by stoning;[a](J) they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword.(K) They went about in sheepskins and goatskins,(L) destitute, persecuted and mistreated— 38 the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves(M) and in holes in the ground.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 11:37 Some early manuscripts stoning; they were put to the test;

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