Romans 5:3

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³Not only that, but we ^(A)rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering ^(B)produces endurance,

James 1:2-3

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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, ³for you know that ^(C)the testing of your faith ^(D)produces steadfastness.

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Footnotes

James 1:2 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; also verses 16, 19

James 1:12

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¹²^(A)Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive ^(B)the crown of life, ^(C)which God has promised to those who love him.

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2 Corinthians 12:9-10

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⁹But he said to me, ^(A)“My grace is sufficient for you, for ^(B)my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that ^(C)the power of Christ may rest upon me. ¹⁰^(D)For the sake of Christ, then, ^(E)I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For ^(F)when I am weak, then I am strong.

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1 Peter 3:14

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¹⁴^(A)But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. ^(B)Have no fear of them, ^(C)nor be troubled,

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2 Corinthians 4:17

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¹⁷For ^(A)this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,

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Luke 6:22-23

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²²“Blessed are you when ^(A)people hate you and when they ^(B)exclude you and revile you and ^(C)spurn your name as evil, ^(D)on account of the Son of Man! ²³^(E)Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for ^(F)so their fathers did to the prophets.

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Philippians 2:17-18

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¹⁷Even 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. ¹⁸Likewise you also should be glad and rejoice with me.

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Romans 8:35-37

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³⁵Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? ³⁶As it is written,

^(A)“For your sake ^(B)we are being killed all the day long;
we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”

³⁷No, in all these things we are more than ^(C)conquerors through ^(D)him who loved us.

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Ephesians 3:13

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¹³So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering ^(A)for you, ^(B)which is your glory.

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Acts 5:41

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⁴¹Then 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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Luke 21:19

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¹⁹By your ^(A)endurance you will gain your lives.

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2 Corinthians 11:23-30

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²³Are 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. ²⁴Five times I received at the hands of the Jews the ^(F)forty lashes less one. ²⁵Three 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; ²⁶on 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. ²⁸And, apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for ^(O)all the churches. ²⁹^(P)Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to fall, and I am not indignant?

³⁰^(Q)If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.

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2 Corinthians 11:27 Or often in fasting

Hebrews 12:10-11

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¹⁰For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, ^(A)that we may share his holiness. ¹¹^(B)For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields ^(C)the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

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1 Peter 4:16-17

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¹⁶Yet ^(A)if anyone suffers as a ^(B)Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God ^(C)in that name. ¹⁷For it is time for judgment ^(D)to begin at the household of God; and ^(E)if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who ^(F)do not obey the gospel of God?

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Matthew 5:10-12

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¹⁰^(A)“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for ^(B)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

¹¹^(C)“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely ^(D)on my account. ¹²^(E)Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for ^(F)so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.