Colossians 1:24 I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am participating in the sufferings of Christ that continue for his body, the church.

1:24 NLT

Parallel Verses

New Living Translation - I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am participating in the sufferings of Christ that continue for his body, the church.
新标点和合本 - 现在我为你们受苦，倒觉欢乐；并且为基督的身体，就是为教会，要在我肉身上补满基督患难的缺欠。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 现在我为你们受苦，倒很快乐；并且为基督的身体，就是为教会，我要在自己的肉身上补满基督未尽的苦难。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 现在我为你们受苦，倒很快乐；并且为基督的身体，就是为教会，我要在自己的肉身上补满基督未尽的苦难。
当代译本 - 我现在因着能为你们受苦而欢喜，并且我是为基督的身体——教会的缘故，在自己身上补满基督未受尽的苦难。
圣经新译本 - 现在我为你们受苦，我觉得喜乐；为了基督的身体，就是为了教会，我要在自己的肉身上，补满基督苦难的不足。
中文标准译本 - 如今我为你们受苦难，感到欢喜；并且我为基督的身体，就是教会，要在我的肉体上补满基督患难的缺欠。
现代标点和合本 - 现在我为你们受苦，倒觉欢乐，并且为基督的身体，就是为教会，要在我肉身上补满基督患难的缺欠。
和合本（拼音版） - 现在我为你们受苦，倒觉欢乐，并且为基督的身体，就是为教会，要在我肉身上补满基督患难的缺欠。
New International Version - Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church.
New International Reader's Version - I am happy because of what I am suffering for you. My suffering joins with and continues the sufferings of Christ. I suffer for his body, which is the church.
English Standard Version - Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,
The Message - I want you to know how glad I am that it’s me sitting here in this jail and not you. There’s a lot of suffering to be entered into in this world—the kind of suffering Christ takes on. I welcome the chance to take my share in the church’s part of that suffering. When I became a servant in this church, I experienced this suffering as a sheer gift, God’s way of helping me serve you, laying out the whole truth.
Christian Standard Bible - Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for his body, that is, the church.
New American Standard Bible - Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am supplementing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions in behalf of His body, which is the church.
New King James Version - I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church,
Amplified Bible - Now I rejoice in my sufferings on your behalf. And with my own body I supplement whatever is lacking [on our part] of Christ’s afflictions, on behalf of His body, which is the church.
American Standard Version - Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church;
King James Version - Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:
New English Translation - Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my physical body – for the sake of his body, the church – what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ.
World English Bible - Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the assembly,
新標點和合本 - 現在我為你們受苦，倒覺歡樂；並且為基督的身體，就是為教會，要在我肉身上補滿基督患難的缺欠。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 現在我為你們受苦，倒很快樂；並且為基督的身體，就是為教會，我要在自己的肉身上補滿基督未盡的苦難。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 現在我為你們受苦，倒很快樂；並且為基督的身體，就是為教會，我要在自己的肉身上補滿基督未盡的苦難。
當代譯本 - 我現在因著能為你們受苦而歡喜，並且我是為基督的身體——教會的緣故，在自己身上補滿基督未受盡的苦難。
聖經新譯本 - 現在我為你們受苦，我覺得喜樂；為了基督的身體，就是為了教會，我要在自己的肉身上，補滿基督苦難的不足。
呂振中譯本 - 如今我在為你們受的這些苦之中、倒覺得喜樂，並且為基督的身體、就是教會、在我肉身上補替他受的苦難所未受盡的。
中文標準譯本 - 如今我為你們受苦難，感到歡喜；並且我為基督的身體，就是教會，要在我的肉體上補滿基督患難的缺欠。
現代標點和合本 - 現在我為你們受苦，倒覺歡樂，並且為基督的身體，就是為教會，要在我肉身上補滿基督患難的缺欠。
文理和合譯本 - 今我緣爾受苦則喜、且為基督之身即教會、以我身補基督患難之不足耳、
文理委辦譯本 - 緣爾受苦、反以為喜、會為基督身、我欲益會、故我為基督而當受之難、無不盡受、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 今我緣爾受苦、反以為喜、且為基督之身、即教會、在我身補基督未受盡之患難、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 故予樂為爾等遭受苦難、且吾身所遭受者、實足以補基督苦難之所缺也。夫教會者、基督之體也；予既為教會之公僕、則為此體親嘗其苦難、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Ahora me alegro en medio de mis sufrimientos por ustedes, y voy completando en mí mismo lo que falta de las aflicciones de Cristo, en favor de su cuerpo, que es la iglesia.
현대인의 성경 - 지금 나는 여러분을 위해 받는 고난을 오히려 기뻐하며 그리스도께서 자신의 몸인 교회를 위해 받으신 고난의 남은 부분을 내 몸으로 겪고 있습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Теперь я радуюсь в моих страданиях за вас. Я в своем теле восполняю ту меру страданий Христа, которая предназначена мне, ради Его тела, то есть ради Церкви.
Восточный перевод - Теперь я радуюсь в моих страданиях за вас. Я в своём теле восполняю ту меру страданий Масиха, которая предназначена мне, ради Его тела, то есть ради вселенской общины Его последователей.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Теперь я радуюсь в моих страданиях за вас. Я в своём теле восполняю ту меру страданий аль-Масиха, которая предназначена мне, ради Его тела, то есть ради вселенской общины Его последователей.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Теперь я радуюсь в моих страданиях за вас. Я в своём теле восполняю ту меру страданий Масеха, которая предназначена мне, ради Его тела, то есть ради вселенской общины Его последователей.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Maintenant, je me réjouis des souffrances que j’endure pour vous. Car, en ma personne, je complète, pour le bien de son corps – qui est l’Eglise – ce qui manque aux persécutions dirigées contre Christ .
リビングバイブル - いま私は、あなたがたのために苦しむことも、私の務めとして喜んでいます。キリストの体である教会のために、キリストの苦しみの残された部分を担っているからです。
Nestle Aland 28 - Νῦν χαίρω ἐν τοῖς παθήμασιν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν καὶ ἀνταναπληρῶ τὰ ὑστερήματα τῶν θλίψεων τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου ὑπὲρ τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ, ὅ ἐστιν ἡ ἐκκλησία,
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - νῦν χαίρω ἐν τοῖς παθήμασιν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, καὶ ἀνταναπληρῶ τὰ ὑστερήματα τῶν θλίψεων τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου ὑπὲρ τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ, ὅ ἐστιν ἡ ἐκκλησία;
Nova Versão Internacional - Agora me alegro em meus sofrimentos por vocês e completo no meu corpo o que resta das aflições de Cristo, em favor do seu corpo, que é a igreja.
Hoffnung für alle - Was ich auch immer für euch erleiden muss, nehme ich gern auf mich; ich freue mich sogar darüber. Das Maß der Leiden, die ich für Christus auf mich nehmen muss, ist noch nicht voll. Und ich leide für seinen Leib, für seine Gemeinde.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Hiện nay tôi vui mừng gánh chịu gian khổ vì anh chị em, đem thân hứng lấy phần nào những hoạn nạn mà Chúa Cứu Thế phải gánh chịu thay cho Hội Thánh là thân thể Ngài.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - บัดนี้ข้าพเจ้าทั้งชื่นชมยินดีในสิ่งที่ได้ทนทุกข์เพื่อพวกท่าน และข้าพเจ้ากำลังเติมการทนทุกข์ของพระคริสต์ที่ยังขาดอยู่ให้เต็มในร่างกายข้าพเจ้า เพื่อเห็นแก่พระกายของพระองค์คือคริสตจักร
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - บัดนี้ ข้าพเจ้าชื่นชมยินดีที่ได้ทนทุกข์เพื่อพวกท่าน และการทนทุกข์ทรมานของพระคริสต์ที่ยังขาดอยู่นั้น ร่างกายของข้าพเจ้าก็รับเพิ่มเติมจนเต็ม เพื่อกายของพระองค์ คือคริสตจักร

Cross Reference

Ephesians 1:23 - And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself.
2 Corinthians 4:8 - We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair.
2 Corinthians 4:9 - We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed.
2 Corinthians 4:10 - Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies.
2 Corinthians 4:11 - Yes, we live under constant danger of death because we serve Jesus, so that the life of Jesus will be evident in our dying bodies.
2 Corinthians 4:12 - So we live in the face of death, but this has resulted in eternal life for you.
2 Corinthians 11:23 - Are they servants of Christ? I know I sound like a madman, but I have served him far more! I have worked harder, been put in prison more often, been whipped times without number, and faced death again and again.
2 Corinthians 11:24 - Five different times the Jewish leaders gave me thirty-nine lashes.
2 Corinthians 11:25 - Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. Once I spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea.
2 Corinthians 11:26 - I have traveled on many long journeys. I have faced danger from rivers and from robbers. I have faced danger from my own people, the Jews, as well as from the Gentiles. I have faced danger in the cities, in the deserts, and on the seas. And I have faced danger from men who claim to be believers but are not.
2 Corinthians 11:27 - I have worked hard and long, enduring many sleepless nights. I have been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food. I have shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm.
Acts of the Apostles 5:41 - The apostles left the high council rejoicing that God had counted them worthy to suffer disgrace for the name of Jesus.
Philippians 2:17 - But I will rejoice even if I lose my life, pouring it out like a liquid offering to God, just like your faithful service is an offering to God. And I want all of you to share that joy.
Philippians 2:18 - Yes, you should rejoice, and I will share your joy.
Ephesians 3:1 - When I think of all this, I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus for the benefit of you Gentiles . . .
James 1:2 - Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.
Matthew 5:11 - “God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers.
Matthew 5:12 - Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way.
2 Timothy 2:9 - And because I preach this Good News, I am suffering and have been chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained.
2 Timothy 2:10 - So I am willing to endure anything if it will bring salvation and eternal glory in Christ Jesus to those God has chosen.
Colossians 1:18 - Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So he is first in everything.
Ephesians 3:13 - So please don’t lose heart because of my trials here. I am suffering for you, so you should feel honored.
2 Corinthians 1:5 - For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ.
2 Corinthians 1:6 - Even when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your comfort and salvation! For when we ourselves are comforted, we will certainly comfort you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer.
2 Corinthians 1:7 - We are confident that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in the comfort God gives us.
2 Corinthians 1:8 - We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it.
Philippians 3:10 - I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death,
2 Corinthians 7:4 - I have the highest confidence in you, and I take great pride in you. You have greatly encouraged me and made me happy despite all our troubles.
2 Timothy 1:8 - So never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord. And don’t be ashamed of me, either, even though I’m in prison for him. With the strength God gives you, be ready to suffer with me for the sake of the Good News.
Romans 5:3 - We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.

Parallel Verses

Cross Reference

New Living Translation - I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am participating in the sufferings of Christ that continue for his body, the church.
新标点和合本 - 现在我为你们受苦，倒觉欢乐；并且为基督的身体，就是为教会，要在我肉身上补满基督患难的缺欠。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 现在我为你们受苦，倒很快乐；并且为基督的身体，就是为教会，我要在自己的肉身上补满基督未尽的苦难。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 现在我为你们受苦，倒很快乐；并且为基督的身体，就是为教会，我要在自己的肉身上补满基督未尽的苦难。
当代译本 - 我现在因着能为你们受苦而欢喜，并且我是为基督的身体——教会的缘故，在自己身上补满基督未受尽的苦难。
圣经新译本 - 现在我为你们受苦，我觉得喜乐；为了基督的身体，就是为了教会，我要在自己的肉身上，补满基督苦难的不足。
中文标准译本 - 如今我为你们受苦难，感到欢喜；并且我为基督的身体，就是教会，要在我的肉体上补满基督患难的缺欠。
现代标点和合本 - 现在我为你们受苦，倒觉欢乐，并且为基督的身体，就是为教会，要在我肉身上补满基督患难的缺欠。
和合本（拼音版） - 现在我为你们受苦，倒觉欢乐，并且为基督的身体，就是为教会，要在我肉身上补满基督患难的缺欠。
New International Version - Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church.
New International Reader's Version - I am happy because of what I am suffering for you. My suffering joins with and continues the sufferings of Christ. I suffer for his body, which is the church.
English Standard Version - Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,
The Message - I want you to know how glad I am that it’s me sitting here in this jail and not you. There’s a lot of suffering to be entered into in this world—the kind of suffering Christ takes on. I welcome the chance to take my share in the church’s part of that suffering. When I became a servant in this church, I experienced this suffering as a sheer gift, God’s way of helping me serve you, laying out the whole truth.
Christian Standard Bible - Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for his body, that is, the church.
New American Standard Bible - Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am supplementing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions in behalf of His body, which is the church.
New King James Version - I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church,
Amplified Bible - Now I rejoice in my sufferings on your behalf. And with my own body I supplement whatever is lacking [on our part] of Christ’s afflictions, on behalf of His body, which is the church.
American Standard Version - Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church;
King James Version - Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:
New English Translation - Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my physical body – for the sake of his body, the church – what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ.
World English Bible - Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the assembly,
新標點和合本 - 現在我為你們受苦，倒覺歡樂；並且為基督的身體，就是為教會，要在我肉身上補滿基督患難的缺欠。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 現在我為你們受苦，倒很快樂；並且為基督的身體，就是為教會，我要在自己的肉身上補滿基督未盡的苦難。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 現在我為你們受苦，倒很快樂；並且為基督的身體，就是為教會，我要在自己的肉身上補滿基督未盡的苦難。
當代譯本 - 我現在因著能為你們受苦而歡喜，並且我是為基督的身體——教會的緣故，在自己身上補滿基督未受盡的苦難。
聖經新譯本 - 現在我為你們受苦，我覺得喜樂；為了基督的身體，就是為了教會，我要在自己的肉身上，補滿基督苦難的不足。
呂振中譯本 - 如今我在為你們受的這些苦之中、倒覺得喜樂，並且為基督的身體、就是教會、在我肉身上補替他受的苦難所未受盡的。
中文標準譯本 - 如今我為你們受苦難，感到歡喜；並且我為基督的身體，就是教會，要在我的肉體上補滿基督患難的缺欠。
現代標點和合本 - 現在我為你們受苦，倒覺歡樂，並且為基督的身體，就是為教會，要在我肉身上補滿基督患難的缺欠。
文理和合譯本 - 今我緣爾受苦則喜、且為基督之身即教會、以我身補基督患難之不足耳、
文理委辦譯本 - 緣爾受苦、反以為喜、會為基督身、我欲益會、故我為基督而當受之難、無不盡受、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 今我緣爾受苦、反以為喜、且為基督之身、即教會、在我身補基督未受盡之患難、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 故予樂為爾等遭受苦難、且吾身所遭受者、實足以補基督苦難之所缺也。夫教會者、基督之體也；予既為教會之公僕、則為此體親嘗其苦難、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Ahora me alegro en medio de mis sufrimientos por ustedes, y voy completando en mí mismo lo que falta de las aflicciones de Cristo, en favor de su cuerpo, que es la iglesia.
현대인의 성경 - 지금 나는 여러분을 위해 받는 고난을 오히려 기뻐하며 그리스도께서 자신의 몸인 교회를 위해 받으신 고난의 남은 부분을 내 몸으로 겪고 있습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Теперь я радуюсь в моих страданиях за вас. Я в своем теле восполняю ту меру страданий Христа, которая предназначена мне, ради Его тела, то есть ради Церкви.
Восточный перевод - Теперь я радуюсь в моих страданиях за вас. Я в своём теле восполняю ту меру страданий Масиха, которая предназначена мне, ради Его тела, то есть ради вселенской общины Его последователей.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Теперь я радуюсь в моих страданиях за вас. Я в своём теле восполняю ту меру страданий аль-Масиха, которая предназначена мне, ради Его тела, то есть ради вселенской общины Его последователей.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Теперь я радуюсь в моих страданиях за вас. Я в своём теле восполняю ту меру страданий Масеха, которая предназначена мне, ради Его тела, то есть ради вселенской общины Его последователей.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Maintenant, je me réjouis des souffrances que j’endure pour vous. Car, en ma personne, je complète, pour le bien de son corps – qui est l’Eglise – ce qui manque aux persécutions dirigées contre Christ .
リビングバイブル - いま私は、あなたがたのために苦しむことも、私の務めとして喜んでいます。キリストの体である教会のために、キリストの苦しみの残された部分を担っているからです。
Nestle Aland 28 - Νῦν χαίρω ἐν τοῖς παθήμασιν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν καὶ ἀνταναπληρῶ τὰ ὑστερήματα τῶν θλίψεων τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου ὑπὲρ τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ, ὅ ἐστιν ἡ ἐκκλησία,
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - νῦν χαίρω ἐν τοῖς παθήμασιν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, καὶ ἀνταναπληρῶ τὰ ὑστερήματα τῶν θλίψεων τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου ὑπὲρ τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ, ὅ ἐστιν ἡ ἐκκλησία;
Nova Versão Internacional - Agora me alegro em meus sofrimentos por vocês e completo no meu corpo o que resta das aflições de Cristo, em favor do seu corpo, que é a igreja.
Hoffnung für alle - Was ich auch immer für euch erleiden muss, nehme ich gern auf mich; ich freue mich sogar darüber. Das Maß der Leiden, die ich für Christus auf mich nehmen muss, ist noch nicht voll. Und ich leide für seinen Leib, für seine Gemeinde.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Hiện nay tôi vui mừng gánh chịu gian khổ vì anh chị em, đem thân hứng lấy phần nào những hoạn nạn mà Chúa Cứu Thế phải gánh chịu thay cho Hội Thánh là thân thể Ngài.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - บัดนี้ข้าพเจ้าทั้งชื่นชมยินดีในสิ่งที่ได้ทนทุกข์เพื่อพวกท่าน และข้าพเจ้ากำลังเติมการทนทุกข์ของพระคริสต์ที่ยังขาดอยู่ให้เต็มในร่างกายข้าพเจ้า เพื่อเห็นแก่พระกายของพระองค์คือคริสตจักร
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - บัดนี้ ข้าพเจ้าชื่นชมยินดีที่ได้ทนทุกข์เพื่อพวกท่าน และการทนทุกข์ทรมานของพระคริสต์ที่ยังขาดอยู่นั้น ร่างกายของข้าพเจ้าก็รับเพิ่มเติมจนเต็ม เพื่อกายของพระองค์ คือคริสตจักร

Ephesians 1:23 - And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself.
2 Corinthians 4:8 - We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair.
2 Corinthians 4:9 - We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed.
2 Corinthians 4:10 - Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies.
2 Corinthians 4:11 - Yes, we live under constant danger of death because we serve Jesus, so that the life of Jesus will be evident in our dying bodies.
2 Corinthians 4:12 - So we live in the face of death, but this has resulted in eternal life for you.
2 Corinthians 11:23 - Are they servants of Christ? I know I sound like a madman, but I have served him far more! I have worked harder, been put in prison more often, been whipped times without number, and faced death again and again.
2 Corinthians 11:24 - Five different times the Jewish leaders gave me thirty-nine lashes.
2 Corinthians 11:25 - Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. Once I spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea.
2 Corinthians 11:26 - I have traveled on many long journeys. I have faced danger from rivers and from robbers. I have faced danger from my own people, the Jews, as well as from the Gentiles. I have faced danger in the cities, in the deserts, and on the seas. And I have faced danger from men who claim to be believers but are not.
2 Corinthians 11:27 - I have worked hard and long, enduring many sleepless nights. I have been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food. I have shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm.
Acts of the Apostles 5:41 - The apostles left the high council rejoicing that God had counted them worthy to suffer disgrace for the name of Jesus.
Philippians 2:17 - But I will rejoice even if I lose my life, pouring it out like a liquid offering to God, just like your faithful service is an offering to God. And I want all of you to share that joy.
Philippians 2:18 - Yes, you should rejoice, and I will share your joy.
Ephesians 3:1 - When I think of all this, I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus for the benefit of you Gentiles . . .
James 1:2 - Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.
Matthew 5:11 - “God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers.
Matthew 5:12 - Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way.
2 Timothy 2:9 - And because I preach this Good News, I am suffering and have been chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained.
2 Timothy 2:10 - So I am willing to endure anything if it will bring salvation and eternal glory in Christ Jesus to those God has chosen.
Colossians 1:18 - Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So he is first in everything.
Ephesians 3:13 - So please don’t lose heart because of my trials here. I am suffering for you, so you should feel honored.
2 Corinthians 1:5 - For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ.
2 Corinthians 1:6 - Even when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your comfort and salvation! For when we ourselves are comforted, we will certainly comfort you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer.
2 Corinthians 1:7 - We are confident that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in the comfort God gives us.
2 Corinthians 1:8 - We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it.
Philippians 3:10 - I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death,
2 Corinthians 7:4 - I have the highest confidence in you, and I take great pride in you. You have greatly encouraged me and made me happy despite all our troubles.
2 Timothy 1:8 - So never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord. And don’t be ashamed of me, either, even though I’m in prison for him. With the strength God gives you, be ready to suffer with me for the sake of the Good News.
Romans 5:3 - We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.