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James 1:12
Blessed is the one who endures trials, because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
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Matthew 10:22
You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
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Revelation 3:10-11
Because you have kept my command to endure, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is going to come on the whole world to test those who live on the earth.I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one takes your crown.
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1 Peter 5 4
And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
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Luke 21:16-19
You will even be betrayed by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They will kill some of you.You will be hated by everyone because of my name,but not a hair of your head will be lost.By your endurance, gain your lives.
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Mark 13:13
You will be hated by everyone because of my name, but the one who endures to the end will be saved.
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Ephesians 6:12
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this darkness, against evil, spiritual forces in the heavens.
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Revelation 2:9
I know your affliction and poverty, but you are rich. I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
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Matthew 24:13
But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
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Daniel 1:12
“ Please test your servants for ten days. Let us be given vegetables to eat and water to drink.
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Daniel 1:14
He agreed with them about this and tested them for ten days.
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Mark 8:35
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me and the gospel will save it.
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Revelation 12:9-11
So the great dragon was thrown out— the ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the one who deceives the whole world. He was thrown to earth, and his angels with him.Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say, The salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have now come, because the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been thrown down.They conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; for they did not love their lives to the point of death.
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Acts 21:13
Then Paul replied,“ What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
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Revelation 13:15-17
It was permitted to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast could both speak and cause whoever would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.And it makes everyone— small and great, rich and poor, free and slave— to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead,so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark: the beast’s name or the number of its name.
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Matthew 10:28
Don’t fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul; rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
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Luke 21:12
But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you. They will hand you over to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.
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2 Timothy 4 7-2 Timothy 4 8
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.There is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me, but to all those who have loved his appearing.
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John 12:25
The one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
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Revelation 13:7
And it was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them. It was also given authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation.
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1 Peter 1 6-1 Peter 1 7
You rejoice in this, even though now for a short time, if necessary, you suffer grief in various trialsso that the proven character of your faith— more valuable than gold which, though perishable, is refined by fire— may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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Luke 12:4-7
“ I say to you, my friends, don’t fear those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more.But I will show you the one to fear: Fear him who has authority to throw people into hell after death. Yes, I say to you, this is the one to fear!Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight.Indeed, the hairs of your head are all counted. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
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Revelation 13:2
The beast I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth was like a lion’s mouth. The dragon gave the beast his power, his throne, and great authority.
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John 13:27
After Judas ate the piece of bread, Satan entered him. So Jesus told him,“ What you’re doing, do quickly.”
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1 Peter 5 8
Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour.
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John 13:2
Now when it was time for supper, the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas, Simon Iscariot’s son, to betray him.
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Ephesians 2:2
in which you previously walked according to the ways of this world, according to the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit now working in the disobedient.
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Acts 20:24
But I consider my life of no value to myself; my purpose is to finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.
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1 Corinthians 9 25
Now everyone who competes exercises self-control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable crown.
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Habakkuk 2:3
For the vision is yet for the appointed time; it testifies about the end and will not lie. Though it delays, wait for it, since it will certainly come and not be late.
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Daniel 3:16-18
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king,“ Nebuchadnezzar, we don’t need to give you an answer to this question.If the God we serve exists, then he can rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire, and he can rescue us from the power of you, the king.But even if he does not rescue us, we want you as king to know that we will not serve your gods or worship the gold statue you set up.”