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Romans 5:4
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Romans 5:4
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4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,
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Romans 5:4
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Romans 5:4
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4 perseverance, character; and character, hope.
James 1:12
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James 1:12
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Trial and Temptation
12 Blessed is anyone who endures temptation. Such a one has stood the test and will receive the crown of life that the Lord[a] has promised to those who love him.(A)
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- 1.12 Gk he; other ancient authorities read God
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 5:10
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1 Peter 5:10
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10 And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ,[a] will himself restore, support, strengthen, and establish you.(A)
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- 5.10 Other ancient authorities read Christ Jesus
1 Peter 5:10
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1 Peter 5:10
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10 And the God of all grace, who called you(A) to his eternal glory(B) in Christ, after you have suffered a little while,(C) will himself restore you and make you strong,(D) firm and steadfast.
2 Timothy 4:16-18
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2 Timothy 4:16-18
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16 At my first defense no one came to my support, but all deserted me. May it not be counted against them! 17 But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.(A) 18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and save me for his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.(B)
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2 Timothy 4:16-18
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2 Timothy 4:16-18
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16 At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them.(A) 17 But the Lord stood at my side(B) and gave me strength,(C) so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it.(D) And I was delivered from the lion’s mouth.(E) 18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack(F) and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom.(G) To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.(H)
1 Peter 1:6-7
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1 Peter 1:6-7
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6 In this you rejoice,[a] even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials,(A) 7 so that the genuineness of your faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.(B)
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- 1.6 Or Rejoice in this
1 Peter 1:6-7
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1 Peter 1:6-7
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6 In all this you greatly rejoice,(A) though now for a little while(B) you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.(C) 7 These have come so that the proven genuineness(D) of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire(E)—may result in praise, glory and honor(F) when Jesus Christ is revealed.(G)
2 Corinthians 4:8-12
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2 Corinthians 4:8-12
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8 We are afflicted in every way but not crushed, perplexed but not driven to despair, 9 persecuted but not forsaken, struck down but not destroyed, 10 always carrying around in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our bodies.(A) 11 For we who are living are always being handed over to death for Jesus’s sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our mortal flesh. 12 So death is at work 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)
Psalm 42:4-5
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Psalm 42:4-5
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4 These things I remember,
as I pour out my soul:
how I went with the throng[a]
and led them in procession to the house of God,
with glad shouts and songs of thanksgiving,
a multitude keeping festival.(A)
5 Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God, for I shall again praise him,
my help(B)
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- 42.4 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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Psalm 42:4-5
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- Psalm 42:4 See Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
2 Corinthians 1:4-6
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2 Corinthians 1:4-6
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4 who consoles us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to console those who are in any affliction with the consolation with which we ourselves are consoled by God. 5 For just as the sufferings of Christ are abundant for us, so also our consolation is abundant through Christ.(A) 6 If we are being afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation; if we are being consoled, it is for your consolation, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we are also suffering.
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2 Corinthians 1:4-6
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2 Corinthians 1:4-6
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4 who comforts us(A) in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 5 For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ,(B) so also our comfort abounds through Christ. 6 If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation;(C) if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer.
Psalm 71:18-24
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Psalm 71:18-24
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18 So even to old age and gray hairs,
O God, do not forsake me,
until I proclaim your might
to all the generations to come.[a]
Your power(A) 19 and your righteousness, O God,
reach the high heavens.
You who have done great things,
O God, who is like you?(B)
20 You who have made me see many troubles and calamities
will revive me again;
from the depths of the earth
you will bring me up again.(C)
21 You will increase my honor
and comfort me once again.
22 I will also praise you with the harp
for your faithfulness, O my God;
I will sing praises to you with the lyre,
O Holy One of Israel.(D)
23 My lips will shout for joy
when I sing praises to you;
my soul also, which you have rescued.(E)
24 All day long my tongue will talk of your righteous help,
for those who tried to do me harm
have been put to shame and disgraced.(F)
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- 71.18 Gk Compare Syr: Heb to a generation, to all who come
Psalm 71:18-24
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Psalm 71:18-24
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18 Even when I am old and gray,(A)
do not forsake me, my God,
till I declare your power(B) to the next generation,
your mighty acts to all who are to come.(C)
19 Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens,(D)
you who have done great things.(E)
Who is like you, God?(F)
20 Though you have made me see troubles,(G)
many and bitter,
you will restore(H) my life again;
from the depths of the earth(I)
you will again bring me up.
21 You will increase my honor(J)
and comfort(K) me once more.
22 I will praise you with the harp(L)
for your faithfulness, my God;
I will sing praise to you with the lyre,(M)
Holy One of Israel.(N)
23 My lips will shout for joy(O)
when I sing praise to you—
I whom you have delivered.(P)
24 My tongue will tell of your righteous acts
all day long,(Q)
for those who wanted to harm me(R)
have been put to shame and confusion.(S)
2 Corinthians 6:9-10
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2 Corinthians 6:9-10
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9 as unknown and yet are well known, as dying and look—we are alive, as punished and yet not killed,(A) 10 as sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing and yet possessing everything.
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Psalm 71:14
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Psalm 71:14
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14 But I will hope continually
and will praise you yet more and more.
Psalm 71:14
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Psalm 71:14
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14 As for me, I will always have hope;(A)
I will praise you more and more.
Psalm 27:2-3
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Psalm 27:2-3
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2 When evildoers assail me
to devour my flesh—
my adversaries and foes—
they shall stumble and fall.(A)
3 Though an army encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear;
though war rise up against me,
yet I will be confident.(B)
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1 Samuel 17:34-37
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1 Samuel 17:34-37
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34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep sheep for his father, and whenever a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock, 35 I went after it and struck it down, rescuing the lamb from its mouth, and if it turned against me, I would catch it by the jaw, strike it down, and kill it. 36 Your servant has killed both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, since he has defied the armies of the living God.” 37 David said, “The Lord, who saved me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, will save me from the hand of this Philistine.” So Saul said to David, “Go, and may the Lord be with you!”(A)
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1 Samuel 17:34-37
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1 Samuel 17:34-37
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34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant has been keeping his father’s sheep. When a lion(A) or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, 35 I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized(B) it by its hair, struck it and killed it. 36 Your servant has killed both the lion(C) and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God. 37 The Lord who rescued(D) me from the paw of the lion(E) and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.”
Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with(F) you.”
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