1 Peter 1:6 So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while.

1:6 NLT

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New Living Translation - So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while.
新标点和合本 - 因此，你们是大有喜乐；但如今，在百般的试炼中暂时忧愁，
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 虽然你们必须在百般试炼中暂时忧愁，你们要为此喜乐，
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 虽然你们必须在百般试炼中暂时忧愁，你们要为此喜乐，
当代译本 - 为此，即使现今你们必须暂时在百般试炼中忍受痛苦，也要满怀喜乐。
圣经新译本 - 因此，你们要喜乐。然而，你们现今在各种试炼中或许暂时会难过，
中文标准译本 - 为此，你们欢欣跳跃，但如今必须在种种试炼中暂时忧伤，
现代标点和合本 - 因此，你们是大有喜乐；但如今在百般的试炼中暂时忧愁，
和合本（拼音版） - 因此，你们是大有喜乐。但如今在百般的试炼中暂时忧愁，
New International Version - In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.
New International Reader's Version - Because you know all this, you have great joy. You have joy even though you may have had to suffer for a little while. You may have had to suffer sadness in all kinds of trouble.
English Standard Version - In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,
The Message - I know how great this makes you feel, even though you have to put up with every kind of aggravation in the meantime. Pure gold put in the fire comes out of it proved pure; genuine faith put through this suffering comes out proved genuine. When Jesus wraps this all up, it’s your faith, not your gold, that God will have on display as evidence of his victory.
Christian Standard Bible - You rejoice in this, even though now for a short time, if necessary, you suffer grief in various trials
New American Standard Bible - In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials,
New King James Version - In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials,
Amplified Bible - In this you rejoice greatly, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials,
American Standard Version - Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, ye have been put to grief in manifold trials,
King James Version - Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
New English Translation - This brings you great joy, although you may have to suffer for a short time in various trials.
World English Bible - Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved in various trials,
新標點和合本 - 因此，你們是大有喜樂；但如今，在百般的試煉中暫時憂愁，
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 雖然你們必須在百般試煉中暫時憂愁，你們要為此喜樂，
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 雖然你們必須在百般試煉中暫時憂愁，你們要為此喜樂，
當代譯本 - 為此，即使現今你們必須暫時在百般試煉中忍受痛苦，也要滿懷喜樂。
聖經新譯本 - 因此，你們要喜樂。然而，你們現今在各種試煉中或許暫時會難過，
呂振中譯本 - 在這種情形裏、你們有歡樂，雖則現在暫時在各種試煉中或者有憂愁。
中文標準譯本 - 為此，你們歡欣跳躍，但如今必須在種種試煉中暫時憂傷，
現代標點和合本 - 因此，你們是大有喜樂；但如今在百般的試煉中暫時憂愁，
文理和合譯本 - 爾於此則喜甚、但今或須受諸試而暫憂、
文理委辦譯本 - 因此歡樂、今爾若當歷艱難、鬱伊祗俄頃間、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 緣此爾曹歡樂、雖今不免受諸艱之試而暫憂、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 因是爾當拓開心胸、歡欣雀躍。蓋爾目前雖不免殷憂多難、
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Новый Русский Перевод - Поэтому радуйтесь, даже если сейчас какое-то время вам и приходится страдать в различных испытаниях.
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リビングバイブル - ですから、心から喜びなさい。今しばらくの間、地上での苦しい試練が続きますが、行く手にはすばらしい喜びが待っているからです。
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Isaiah 61:10 - I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness. I am like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding or a bride with her jewels.
Matthew 26:37 - He took Peter and Zebedee’s two sons, James and John, and he became anguished and distressed.
Luke 2:10 - but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.
Luke 1:47 - How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
Philippians 2:26 - I am sending him because he has been longing to see you, and he was very distressed that you heard he was ill.
Romans 9:2 - My heart is filled with bitter sorrow and unending grief
2 Corinthians 6:10 - Our hearts ache, but we always have joy. We are poor, but we give spiritual riches to others. We own nothing, and yet we have everything.
Psalms 35:10 - With every bone in my body I will praise him: “Lord, who can compare with you? Who else rescues the helpless from the strong? Who else protects the helpless and poor from those who rob them?”
1 Thessalonians 1:6 - So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord.
Psalms 119:75 - I know, O Lord, that your regulations are fair; you disciplined me because I needed it.
Philippians 3:3 - For we who worship by the Spirit of God are the ones who are truly circumcised. We rely on what Christ Jesus has done for us. We put no confidence in human effort,
Lamentations 3:32 - Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion because of the greatness of his unfailing love.
Lamentations 3:33 - For he does not enjoy hurting people or causing them sorrow.
Psalms 9:14 - Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem’s gates, so I can rejoice that you have rescued me.
Psalms 69:20 - Their insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. If only one person would show some pity; if only one would turn and comfort me.
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.
Galatians 5:22 - But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Philippians 4:4 - Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice!
Isaiah 12:2 - See, God has come to save me. I will trust in him and not be afraid. The Lord God is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.”
Isaiah 12:3 - With joy you will drink deeply from the fountain of salvation!
2 Corinthians 4:17 - For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!
2 Corinthians 12:9 - Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.
2 Corinthians 12:10 - That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
James 1:9 - Believers who are poor have something to boast about, for God has honored them.
2 Corinthians 4:7 - We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.
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.
Hebrews 11:35 - Women received their loved ones back again from death. But others were tortured, refusing to turn from God in order to be set free. They placed their hope in a better life after the resurrection.
Hebrews 11:36 - Some were jeered at, and their backs were cut open with whips. Others were chained in prisons.
Hebrews 11:37 - Some died by stoning, some were sawed in half, and others were killed with the sword. Some went about wearing skins of sheep and goats, destitute and oppressed and mistreated.
Hebrews 11:38 - They were too good for this world, wandering over deserts and mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.
1 Samuel 2:1 - Then Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the Lord! The Lord has made me strong. Now I have an answer for my enemies; I rejoice because you rescued me.
1 Peter 4:7 - The end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers.
Psalms 95:1 - Come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
Hebrews 12:7 - As you endure this divine discipline, remember that God is treating you as his own children. Who ever heard of a child who is never disciplined by its father?
Hebrews 12:8 - If God doesn’t discipline you as he does all of his children, it means that you are illegitimate and are not really his children at all.
Hebrews 12:9 - Since we respected our earthly fathers who disciplined us, shouldn’t we submit even more to the discipline of the Father of our spirits, and live forever?
Hebrews 12:10 - For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how. But God’s discipline is always good for us, so that we might share in his holiness.
Hebrews 12:11 - No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way.
1 Peter 1:7 - These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.
1 Peter 1:8 - You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy.
Job 9:27 - If I decided to forget my complaints, to put away my sad face and be cheerful,
Job 9:28 - I would still dread all the pain, for I know you will not find me innocent, O God.
Luke 10:20 - But don’t rejoice because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered in heaven.”
James 4:9 - Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy.
Romans 5:11 - So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.
Matthew 11:28 - Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.
Acts of the Apostles 14:22 - where they strengthened the believers. They encouraged them to continue in the faith, reminding them that we must suffer many hardships to enter the Kingdom of God.
John 16:22 - So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again; then you will rejoice, and no one can rob you of that joy.
Psalms 34:19 - The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.
Psalms 119:28 - I weep with sorrow; encourage me by your word.
1 Corinthians 4:9 - Instead, I sometimes think God has put us apostles on display, like prisoners of war at the end of a victor’s parade, condemned to die. We have become a spectacle to the entire world—to people and angels alike.
1 Corinthians 4:10 - Our dedication to Christ makes us look like fools, but you claim to be so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are so powerful! You are honored, but we are ridiculed.
1 Corinthians 4:11 - Even now we go hungry and thirsty, and we don’t have enough clothes to keep warm. We are often beaten and have no home.
1 Corinthians 4:12 - We work wearily with our own hands to earn our living. We bless those who curse us. We are patient with those who abuse us.
1 Corinthians 4:13 - We appeal gently when evil things are said about us. Yet we are treated like the world’s garbage, like everybody’s trash—right up to the present moment.
1 Peter 4:12 - Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you.
1 Peter 4:13 - Instead, be very glad—for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world.
John 16:33 - I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”
Isaiah 61:3 - To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the Lord has planted for his own glory.
Romans 12:12 - Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.
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.
Romans 5:2 - Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.
1 Peter 5:10 - In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation.
James 1:2 - Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.

逐节对照

交叉引用

New Living Translation - So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while.
新标点和合本 - 因此，你们是大有喜乐；但如今，在百般的试炼中暂时忧愁，
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 虽然你们必须在百般试炼中暂时忧愁，你们要为此喜乐，
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 虽然你们必须在百般试炼中暂时忧愁，你们要为此喜乐，
当代译本 - 为此，即使现今你们必须暂时在百般试炼中忍受痛苦，也要满怀喜乐。
圣经新译本 - 因此，你们要喜乐。然而，你们现今在各种试炼中或许暂时会难过，
中文标准译本 - 为此，你们欢欣跳跃，但如今必须在种种试炼中暂时忧伤，
现代标点和合本 - 因此，你们是大有喜乐；但如今在百般的试炼中暂时忧愁，
和合本（拼音版） - 因此，你们是大有喜乐。但如今在百般的试炼中暂时忧愁，
New International Version - In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.
New International Reader's Version - Because you know all this, you have great joy. You have joy even though you may have had to suffer for a little while. You may have had to suffer sadness in all kinds of trouble.
English Standard Version - In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,
The Message - I know how great this makes you feel, even though you have to put up with every kind of aggravation in the meantime. Pure gold put in the fire comes out of it proved pure; genuine faith put through this suffering comes out proved genuine. When Jesus wraps this all up, it’s your faith, not your gold, that God will have on display as evidence of his victory.
Christian Standard Bible - You rejoice in this, even though now for a short time, if necessary, you suffer grief in various trials
New American Standard Bible - In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials,
New King James Version - In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials,
Amplified Bible - In this you rejoice greatly, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials,
American Standard Version - Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, ye have been put to grief in manifold trials,
King James Version - Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
New English Translation - This brings you great joy, although you may have to suffer for a short time in various trials.
World English Bible - Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved in various trials,
新標點和合本 - 因此，你們是大有喜樂；但如今，在百般的試煉中暫時憂愁，
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 雖然你們必須在百般試煉中暫時憂愁，你們要為此喜樂，
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 雖然你們必須在百般試煉中暫時憂愁，你們要為此喜樂，
當代譯本 - 為此，即使現今你們必須暫時在百般試煉中忍受痛苦，也要滿懷喜樂。
聖經新譯本 - 因此，你們要喜樂。然而，你們現今在各種試煉中或許暫時會難過，
呂振中譯本 - 在這種情形裏、你們有歡樂，雖則現在暫時在各種試煉中或者有憂愁。
中文標準譯本 - 為此，你們歡欣跳躍，但如今必須在種種試煉中暫時憂傷，
現代標點和合本 - 因此，你們是大有喜樂；但如今在百般的試煉中暫時憂愁，
文理和合譯本 - 爾於此則喜甚、但今或須受諸試而暫憂、
文理委辦譯本 - 因此歡樂、今爾若當歷艱難、鬱伊祗俄頃間、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 緣此爾曹歡樂、雖今不免受諸艱之試而暫憂、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 因是爾當拓開心胸、歡欣雀躍。蓋爾目前雖不免殷憂多難、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Esto es para ustedes motivo de gran alegría, a pesar de que hasta ahora han tenido que sufrir diversas pruebas por un tiempo.
현대인의 성경 - 그러므로 여러분이 여러 가지 시련으로 잠시 근심할 수밖에 없으나 그래도 여러분은 크게 기뻐하고 있습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Поэтому радуйтесь, даже если сейчас какое-то время вам и приходится страдать в различных испытаниях.
Восточный перевод - Поэтому радуйтесь, даже если сейчас какое-то время вам и приходится страдать в различных испытаниях.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Поэтому радуйтесь, даже если сейчас какое-то время вам и приходится страдать в различных испытаниях.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Поэтому радуйтесь, даже если сейчас какое-то время вам и приходится страдать в различных испытаниях.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Voilà ce qui fait votre joie, même si, actuellement, il faut que vous soyez attristés pour un peu de temps par diverses épreuves :
リビングバイブル - ですから、心から喜びなさい。今しばらくの間、地上での苦しい試練が続きますが、行く手にはすばらしい喜びが待っているからです。
Nestle Aland 28 - ἐν ᾧ ἀγαλλιᾶσθε, ὀλίγον ἄρτι, εἰ δέον ἐστίν, λυπηθέντας ἐν ποικίλοις πειρασμοῖς,
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἐν ᾧ ἀγαλλιᾶσθε ὀλίγον ἄρτι, εἰ δέον λυπηθέντες ἐν ποικίλοις πειρασμοῖς,
Nova Versão Internacional - Nisso vocês exultam, ainda que agora, por um pouco de tempo, devam ser entristecidos por todo tipo de provação.
Hoffnung für alle - Darüber freut ihr euch von ganzem Herzen, auch wenn ihr jetzt noch für eine kurze Zeit auf manche Proben gestellt werdet und viel erleiden müsst.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Vậy, hãy vui mừng lên! Vì cuối cùng anh chị em sẽ được hạnh phúc vô biên, dù hiện nay phải chịu đau buồn, thử thách ít lâu.
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Isaiah 61:10 - I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness. I am like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding or a bride with her jewels.
Matthew 26:37 - He took Peter and Zebedee’s two sons, James and John, and he became anguished and distressed.
Luke 2:10 - but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.
Luke 1:47 - How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
Philippians 2:26 - I am sending him because he has been longing to see you, and he was very distressed that you heard he was ill.
Romans 9:2 - My heart is filled with bitter sorrow and unending grief
2 Corinthians 6:10 - Our hearts ache, but we always have joy. We are poor, but we give spiritual riches to others. We own nothing, and yet we have everything.
Psalms 35:10 - With every bone in my body I will praise him: “Lord, who can compare with you? Who else rescues the helpless from the strong? Who else protects the helpless and poor from those who rob them?”
1 Thessalonians 1:6 - So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord.
Psalms 119:75 - I know, O Lord, that your regulations are fair; you disciplined me because I needed it.
Philippians 3:3 - For we who worship by the Spirit of God are the ones who are truly circumcised. We rely on what Christ Jesus has done for us. We put no confidence in human effort,
Lamentations 3:32 - Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion because of the greatness of his unfailing love.
Lamentations 3:33 - For he does not enjoy hurting people or causing them sorrow.
Psalms 9:14 - Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem’s gates, so I can rejoice that you have rescued me.
Psalms 69:20 - Their insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. If only one person would show some pity; if only one would turn and comfort me.
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.
Galatians 5:22 - But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Philippians 4:4 - Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice!
Isaiah 12:2 - See, God has come to save me. I will trust in him and not be afraid. The Lord God is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.”
Isaiah 12:3 - With joy you will drink deeply from the fountain of salvation!
2 Corinthians 4:17 - For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!
2 Corinthians 12:9 - Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.
2 Corinthians 12:10 - That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
James 1:9 - Believers who are poor have something to boast about, for God has honored them.
2 Corinthians 4:7 - We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.
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.
Hebrews 11:35 - Women received their loved ones back again from death. But others were tortured, refusing to turn from God in order to be set free. They placed their hope in a better life after the resurrection.
Hebrews 11:36 - Some were jeered at, and their backs were cut open with whips. Others were chained in prisons.
Hebrews 11:37 - Some died by stoning, some were sawed in half, and others were killed with the sword. Some went about wearing skins of sheep and goats, destitute and oppressed and mistreated.
Hebrews 11:38 - They were too good for this world, wandering over deserts and mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.
1 Samuel 2:1 - Then Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the Lord! The Lord has made me strong. Now I have an answer for my enemies; I rejoice because you rescued me.
1 Peter 4:7 - The end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers.
Psalms 95:1 - Come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
Hebrews 12:7 - As you endure this divine discipline, remember that God is treating you as his own children. Who ever heard of a child who is never disciplined by its father?
Hebrews 12:8 - If God doesn’t discipline you as he does all of his children, it means that you are illegitimate and are not really his children at all.
Hebrews 12:9 - Since we respected our earthly fathers who disciplined us, shouldn’t we submit even more to the discipline of the Father of our spirits, and live forever?
Hebrews 12:10 - For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how. But God’s discipline is always good for us, so that we might share in his holiness.
Hebrews 12:11 - No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way.
1 Peter 1:7 - These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.
1 Peter 1:8 - You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy.
Job 9:27 - If I decided to forget my complaints, to put away my sad face and be cheerful,
Job 9:28 - I would still dread all the pain, for I know you will not find me innocent, O God.
Luke 10:20 - But don’t rejoice because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered in heaven.”
James 4:9 - Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy.
Romans 5:11 - So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.
Matthew 11:28 - Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.
Acts of the Apostles 14:22 - where they strengthened the believers. They encouraged them to continue in the faith, reminding them that we must suffer many hardships to enter the Kingdom of God.
John 16:22 - So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again; then you will rejoice, and no one can rob you of that joy.
Psalms 34:19 - The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.
Psalms 119:28 - I weep with sorrow; encourage me by your word.
1 Corinthians 4:9 - Instead, I sometimes think God has put us apostles on display, like prisoners of war at the end of a victor’s parade, condemned to die. We have become a spectacle to the entire world—to people and angels alike.
1 Corinthians 4:10 - Our dedication to Christ makes us look like fools, but you claim to be so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are so powerful! You are honored, but we are ridiculed.
1 Corinthians 4:11 - Even now we go hungry and thirsty, and we don’t have enough clothes to keep warm. We are often beaten and have no home.
1 Corinthians 4:12 - We work wearily with our own hands to earn our living. We bless those who curse us. We are patient with those who abuse us.
1 Corinthians 4:13 - We appeal gently when evil things are said about us. Yet we are treated like the world’s garbage, like everybody’s trash—right up to the present moment.
1 Peter 4:12 - Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you.
1 Peter 4:13 - Instead, be very glad—for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world.
John 16:33 - I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”
Isaiah 61:3 - To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the Lord has planted for his own glory.
Romans 12:12 - Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.
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.
Romans 5:2 - Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.
1 Peter 5:10 - In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation.
James 1:2 - Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.