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Psalms 34:17
Godly people cry out, and the Lord hears them. He saves them from all their troubles.
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1 Peter 4 12-1 Peter 4 13
Dear friends, don’t be surprised by the terrible things happening to you. The trouble you are having has come to test you. So don’t feel as if something strange were happening to you.Instead, be joyful that you are taking part in Christ’s sufferings. Then you will have even more joy when Christ returns in glory.
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Psalms 34:4
I looked to the Lord, and he answered me. He saved me from everything I was afraid of.
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2 Timothy 3 11-2 Timothy 3 12
You know that I was treated badly. You know that I suffered greatly. You know what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra. You know how badly I have been treated. But the Lord saved me from all my troubles.In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be treated badly.
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2 Corinthians 4 17
Our troubles are small. They last only for a short time. But they are earning for us a glory that will last forever. It is greater than all our troubles.
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Proverbs 24:16
Even if godly people fall down seven times, they always get up. But those who are evil trip and fall when trouble comes.
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Psalms 34:6
This poor man called out, and the Lord heard him. He saved him out of all his troubles.
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John 16:33
“ I have told you these things, so that you can have peace because of me. In this world you will have trouble. But be encouraged! I have won the battle over the world.”
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Job 5:19
From six troubles he will save you. Even if you are in trouble seven times, no harm will come to you.
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Psalms 71:20
You have sent many bitter troubles my way. But you will give me new life. Even if I’m almost in the grave, you will bring me back.
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Job 42:12
The Lord blessed the last part of Job’s life even more than the first part. He gave Job 14,000 sheep and 6,000 camels. He gave him 1,000 pairs of oxen and 1,000 donkeys.
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2 Corinthians 4 7-2 Corinthians 4 12
Treasure is kept in clay jars. In the same way, we have the treasure of the good news in these earthly bodies of ours. That shows that the mighty power of the good news comes from God. It doesn’t come from us.We are pushed hard from all sides. But we are not beaten down. We are bewildered. But that doesn’t make us lose hope.Others make us suffer. But God does not desert us. We are knocked down. But we are not knocked out.We always carry around the death of Jesus in our bodies. In that way, the life of Jesus can be shown in our bodies.We who are alive are always in danger of death because we are serving Jesus. This happens so that his life can also be shown in our earthly bodies.Death is at work in us. But life is at work in you.
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Acts 14:22
There they helped the believers gain strength. They told them to remain faithful to what they had been taught.“ We must go through many hard times to enter God’s kingdom,” they said.
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1 Thessalonians 3 3-1 Thessalonians 3 4
We sent him so that no one would be upset by times of testing. You know very well that we have to go through times of testing.In fact, when we were with you, here is what we kept telling you. We were telling you that our enemies would make us suffer. As you know very well, it has turned out that way.
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Hebrews 11:33-38
Because of their faith they took over kingdoms. They ruled fairly. They received the blessings God had promised. They shut the mouths of lions.They put out great fires. They escaped being killed by swords. Their weakness was turned to strength. They became powerful in battle. They beat back armies from other countries.Women received back their dead. The dead were raised to life again. There were others who were made to suffer greatly. But they refused to be set free. They did this so that after death they would be raised to an even better life.Some were made fun of and even whipped. Some were held by chains. Some were put in prison.Some were killed with stones. Some were sawed in two. Some were killed by swords. They went around wearing the skins of sheep and goats. They were poor. They were attacked. They were treated badly.The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains. They lived in caves. They lived in holes in the ground.
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2 Corinthians 11 23-2 Corinthians 11 27
Are they serving Christ? I am serving him even more. I’m out of my mind to talk like this! I have worked much harder. I have been in prison more often. I have suffered terrible beatings. Again and again I almost died.Five times the Jews gave me 39 strokes with a whip.Three times I was beaten with sticks. Once they tried to kill me by throwing stones at me. Three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.I have had to keep on the move. I have been in danger from rivers. I have been in danger from robbers. I have been in danger from my fellow Jews and in danger from Gentiles. I have been in danger in the city, in the country, and at sea. I have been in danger from people who pretended they were believers.I have worked very hard. Often I have gone without sleep. I have been hungry and thirsty. Often I have gone without food. I have been cold and naked.
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James 5:10-11
Brothers and sisters, think about the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. They are an example of how to be patient when you suffer.As you know, we think that people who don’t give up are blessed. You have heard that Job was patient. And you have seen what the Lord finally did for him. The Lord is full of tender mercy and loving concern.
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Revelation 7:14-17
I answered,“ Sir, you know.” He said,“ They are the ones who have come out of the time of terrible suffering. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.So“ they are in front of the throne of God. They serve him day and night in his temple. The one who sits on the throne will be with them to keep them safe.‘ Never again will they be hungry. Never again will they be thirsty. The sun will not beat down on them.’( Isaiah 49:10) The heat of the desert will not harm them.The Lamb, who is at the center of the area around the throne, will be their shepherd.‘ He will lead them to springs of living water.’( Isaiah 49:10)‘ And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’ ”( Isaiah 25:8)
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Job 30:9-31
“ Now their children laugh at me. They make fun of me with their songs.They hate me. They stay away from me. They even dare to spit in my face.God has made my body weak. It’s like a tent that has fallen down. So those children do what they want to in front of me.Many people attack me on my right side. They lay traps for my feet. They come at me from every direction.They tear up the road I walk on. They succeed in destroying me. They say,‘ No one can help him.’They attack me like troops smashing through a wall. Among the destroyed buildings they come rolling in.Terrors sweep over me. My honor is driven away as if by the wind. My safety vanishes like a cloud.“ Now my life is slipping away. Days of suffering grab hold of me.At night my bones hurt. My aches and pains never stop.God’s great power becomes like clothes to me. He chokes me like the neck of my shirt.He throws me down into the mud. I’m nothing but dust and ashes.“ God, I cry out to you. But you don’t answer me. I stand up. But all you do is look at me.You do mean things to me. You attack me with your mighty power.You pick me up and blow me away with the wind. You toss me around in the storm.I know that you will bring me down to death. That’s what you have appointed for everyone.“ No one would crush people when they cry out for help in their trouble.Haven’t I wept for those who are in trouble? Haven’t I felt sorry for poor people?I hoped good things would happen, but something evil came. I looked for light, but all I saw was darkness.My insides are always churning. Nothing but days of suffering are ahead of me.My skin has become dark, but the sun didn’t do it. I stand up in the community and cry out for help.I’ve become a brother to wild dogs. Owls are my companions.My skin grows black and peels. My body burns with fever.My lyre is tuned to sadness. My flute makes a sound like weeping.
