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1 Peter 5 10
After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
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John 16:33
These things I have spoken to you so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”
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2 Timothy 3 12
Indeed, all who want to live in a godly way in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
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Romans 8:17
and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.
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1 Thessalonians 3 2-1 Thessalonians 3 4
and we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you for the benefit of your faith,so that no one would be disturbed by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we have been destined for this.For even when we were with you, we kept telling you in advance that we were going to suffer affliction; and so it happened, as you know.
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Colossians 1:23
if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.
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2 Timothy 1 8
Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me His prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God,
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Revelation 2:10
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, so that you will be tested, and you will have tribulation for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
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2 Peter 1 11
for in this way the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be abundantly supplied to you.
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Acts 11:23
Then when he arrived and witnessed the grace of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with resolute heart to remain true to the Lord;
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Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to His disciples,“ If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.
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2 Timothy 2 11-2 Timothy 2 12
The statement is trustworthy: For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him;If we endure, we will also reign with Him; If we deny Him, He will also deny us;
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Acts 15:32
Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers and sisters with a lengthy message.
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Acts 18:23
And after spending some time there, he left and passed successively through the Galatian region and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
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John 12:25-26
The one who loves his life loses it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life.If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
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1 Corinthians 1 8
who will also confirm you to the end, blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Matthew 10:38
And the one who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.
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Revelation 7:14
I said to him,“ My lord, you know.” And he said to me,“ These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
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Acts 13:43
Now when the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and the God fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking to them and urging them to continue in the grace of God.
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Luke 24:26
Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to come into His glory?”
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Isaiah 35:3
Strengthen the exhausted, and make the feeble strong.
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1 Thessalonians 3 13
so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints.
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Jude 1:20-21
But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,keep yourselves in the love of God, looking forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.
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John 15:20
Remember the word that I said to you,‘ A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they followed My word, they will follow yours also.
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Acts 15:41
And he was traveling through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
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Luke 22:28-29
“ You are the ones who have stood by Me in My trials;and just as My Father has granted Me a kingdom, I grant you
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Mark 10:30
but that he will receive a hundred times as much now in the present age, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, along with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life.
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Revelation 1:9
I, John, your brother and fellow participant in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
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Mark 9:47
And if your eye is causing you to sin, throw it away; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than, having two eyes, to be thrown into hell,
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Mark 10:24-25
And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus responded again and* said to them,“ Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”
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John 15:4-6
Remain in Me, and I in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself but must remain in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me.I am the vine, you are the branches; the one who remains in Me, and I in him bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown away like a branch and dries up; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.
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Matthew 19:24
And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”
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John 15:9-10
Just as the Father has loved Me, I also have loved you; remain in My love.If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love; just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.
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John 8:31-32
So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him,“ If you continue in My word, then you are truly My disciples;and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
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Acts 6:7
The word of God kept spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith.
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John 3:5
Jesus answered,“ Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
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Acts 9:16
for I will show him how much he must suffer in behalf of My name.”
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1 Peter 4 12-1 Peter 4 16
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though something strange were happening to you;but to the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so that at the revelation of His glory you may also rejoice and be overjoyed.If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, and of God, rests upon you.Make sure that none of you suffers as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or a troublesome meddler;but if anyone suffers as a Christian, he is not to be ashamed, but is to glorify God in this name.
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Matthew 10:21-22
“ Now brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.And you will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.
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John 16:1-2
“ These things I have spoken to you so that you will not be led into sin.They will ban you from the synagogue, yet an hour is coming for everyone who kills you to think that he is offering a service to God.
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Jude 1:3
Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all time handed down to the saints.