138 Bible verses about joy in adversity

All Joy, account it, my brethren, whensoever ye fall in with, manifold, temptations,—

Taking note, that, the proving of your faith, worketh out endurance;

And, not only so, but let us boast also in our tribulations; knowing that, our tribulation, worketh out endurance.

And, our endurance, a testing, and, our testing, hope,

And, our hope, putteth not to shame. Because, the love of God, hath been poured out in our hearts, through the Holy Spirit that hath been given unto us:

Wherein ye exult, though, for a little, just now, if needful, put to grief in manifold temptations,

In order that the proving of your faith—much more precious than of gold that perisheth even though, by means of fire, it is proved—may be found unto praise and glory and honour in the revealing of Jesus Christ,—

For there is, a Moment, in his anger, a Life-time, in his good-pleasure, In the evening, cometh Weeping to lodge, But, by the morning, ‘tis a Shout of Triumph!

Rejoice in the Lord always: again, I will say—rejoice!

David’s. When he disguised his sanity before Abimelech,—who dismissed him, and he departed. An Alphabetical Psalm. Let me bless Yahweh at all times, Continually be his praise in my mouth.

And at once he said unto me—Sufficient for thee, is my favour, for, my power, in weakness, is made complete. Most gladly, therefore, will I rather boast in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may spread a tent over me.

Wherefore, I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in necessities, in persecutions, and straits, in behalf of Christ; for, as soon as I am weak, then, am powerful.

We know, further, that, unto them who love God, God causeth all things to work together for good,—unto them who, according to purpose, are such as he hath called;

Evermore, rejoice,

Unceasingly, pray,

In everything, give thanks,—for, this, is a thing willed of God, in Christ Jesus, towards you:

They who are sowing with tears, with shouting, shall reap:

He that, doth indeed go forth, and weep, bearing seed enough to trail along, doth, surely come in, with shouting, bringing his sheaves.

To appoint unto the mourners of Zion—To give unto them A chaplet instead of ashes, The oil of joy instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of the spirit of dejection,—So shall they be called The oaks of righteousness, The plantation of Yahweh: That he may get himself glory

Therefore, indeed, seeing that, we also, have encircling us, so great a cloud of witnesses, stripping off every incumbrance and the easily entangling sin, with endurance, let us be running, the race that is lying before us,

Looking away unto our faith’s Princely-leader and perfecter, Jesus,—who, in consideration of the joy lying before him, endured a cross, shame, despising! And, on the right hand of the throne of God, hath taken his seat.

Straitness and distress, have befallen me, Thy commandments, are my dear delights.

Happy, they who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake; for, theirs, is the kingdom of the heavens.

Happy, are ye, whensoever they may reproach you and persecute you, and say every evil thing against you, falsely, for my sake:

Rejoice and exult, because, your reward, is great in the heavens; for, so, persecuted they the prophets who were before you.

But, I, continually will hope, And will add to all thy praise;

With all power, being empowered, according to the grasp of his glory, unto all endurance and long-suffering with joy,

A joyful heart, worketh an excellent cure,—but, a stricken spirit, drieth up the bone.

This is the day, which Yahweh hath made, We will exult, and be glad therein.

When thou passest through the waters, with thee, I am, Or, through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee,—When thou walkest through fire, thou shall not be scorched, And, a flame, shall not kindle upon thee;

Thus be Yahweh a refuge for the crushed one, a refuge for times of destitution:

Thus let them who know thy Name, put confidence in thee, that thou hast not forsaken the searchers for thee, O Yahweh.

Only, in a manner worthy of the glad-message of the Christ, be using your citizenship; in order that—whether coming and seeing you, or being absent, I may hear of the things which concern you—that ye are standing fast in one spirit, with one soul, joining for the combat along with the faith of the glad-message;

And not being affrighted in anything by the opposers,—the which, is, unto them, a token of destruction, although of your salvation, and this from God;

Yahweh, hath done great things with us, we are full of joy!

Why shouldst thou be sat down, O my soul? And why shouldst thou moan over me? Wait thou for God, for yet shall I praise him, As the triumph of my presence and my God.

Wherefore we faint not, but, even if, our outer man, is decaying, nevertheless, our inner man , is renewing day by day.

For, the momentary lightness of thee tribulation, in a manner yet more and more excelling, is working out for us, an age-abiding weight of glory,—

So long as we are not looking out for the visible things, but for the invisible; for, the visible things, are temporary, whereas, the invisible, are age-abiding.

Come unto me! all ye that toil and are burdened, and, I, will give you rest:

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me,—because, meek, am I and lowly, in heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls;

For, my yoke, is easy, and, my burden, light.

Be strong, and let your heart be bold, all ye who are waiting for Yahweh.

But, the fruit of the Spirit, is—love, joy, peace, long-suffering, graciousness, goodness, faithfulness,

meekness, self-control;—against such things as these, there is no law.

In hope, rejoicing, in tribulation, enduring, in prayer, persevering,

A joyful heart, maketh a pleasing countenance,—but, in sorrow of heart, is a stricken spirit.

Failed have my flesh and my heart, The rock of my heart—and my portion, is God unto times age-abiding.

What day I am afraid, I, unto thee will direct my confidence.

In God, I wilt praise his cause,—In God, have I trusted, I will not fear, What can flesh do unto me?

Let thy lovingkindness, I beseech thee, serve to comfort me, according to thy word to thy servant.

Beloved! be not held in surprise by the burning among you, which, for putting you to the proof, is befalling you, as though a, surprising, thing were happening unto you;

But, in so far as ye are taking fellowship in the Christ’s sufferings, rejoice! in order that, in the revealing of his glory also, ye may rejoice with exultation:

To the Chief Musician. David’s. A Melody. I waited patiently for Yahweh,—And he inclined, unto me, and heard my cry for help;

So he brought me up, Out of the destroying pit, Out of the swampy mire,—And set, upon a cliff, my feet, Making firm my steps:

Then put he, into my mouth, a new song, Praise to our God,—Many shall see and revere, And shall trust in Yahweh.

In the multitude of my cares within me, Thy consolations, delight my soul.

But, they who wait for Yahweh, shall renew their strength, They shall mount on strong pinion like eagles,—They shall run and not grew weary, They shall walk and not faint.

In distress, is any among you? Let him pray; Cheerful, is any? Let him strike the strings;

Evermore, rejoice,

To the Chief Musician. On "Muthlabben." A Melody of David. I will praise Yahweh with all my heart, I will recount all thy wonderful doings:

I will rejoice and exult in thee, I will praise in song, thy Name, O most High.

Without fondness for money, be your way of life,—being content with the present things,—for, he, hath said: In nowise, thee, will I leave, no indeed! in nowise, thee, will I forsake:

So that, taking courage, we may be saying—The Lord, hasteth to my cry,—I will not be put in fear: what shall, man, do unto me?

But, unto God, be thanks, who is giving unto us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Now, the God of the hope, fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that ye may surpass in the hope, in the power of Holy Spirit.

I have might, for all things, in him that empowereth me.

Do not, then, be anxious for the morrow; for the morrow, will be anxious, for itself: Sufficient for the day, is the evil thereof.

The hope of the righteous, shall be gladness, but, the expectation of the lawless, shall vanish.

My hiding-place and my buckler, thou art, For thy word, have I waited.

Why shouldst thou be cast down, O my soul? And why shouldst thou moan over me? Wait thou for God, for yet shall I praise him, As the triumph of my presence.

Nay, in all these things, we are more than conquering through him that hath loved us.

And, in doing that which is honourable, let us not be fainthearted; for, in due season, we shall reap, if we faint not.

It is, well for me, that I was afflicted, That I might learn thy statutes.

Not that, as to coming short, I am speaking, for, I, have learned, in whatsoever circumstances I am, to be, independent:

I know what it is even to be kept low, and I know what it is to have more than enough,—in every way, and in all things, have I been let into the secret—both to be well fed, and to be hungering, both to have more than enough, and to be coming short:

But be calling to mind the former days, in which, once ye were illuminated, a great combat of sufferings, ye endured;—

Partly, indeed, because, both with reproaches and tribulations, ye were being made a spectacle, but, partly, because, into fellowship with them who were so involved, ye were brought;—

For, even with them who were in bonds, ye sympathised, and, unto the seizure of your goods, with joy, ye bade welcome,—knowing that ye have yourselves, for a better possession and an abiding.

Near is Yahweh to all who call upon him,—to all them who call upon him in faithfulness.

Do not fear, for with thee, I am! Look not around, for, I, am thy God,—I have emboldened thee, Yea I have helped thee, Yea I have upheld thee with my righteous right-hand.

as grieving, yet, ever, rejoicing, as destitute, yet making, many, rich, as holding, nothing, and yet firmly holding, all things.

But, thou, art holy, Who inhabitest the praises of Israel.

To get to know him, and the power of his resurrection and fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed unto his death,—

Bring thou back, O Yahweh, our captives, like channels in the South.

Of evil tidings, shall he not be afraid, Established is his heart, led to trust in Yahweh;

Having, therefore, been declared righteous by faith, let us have, peace, towards God, through our Lord Jesus Christ,—

Through whom also we have had, our introduction, by our faith into this favour wherein we stand; and let us boast in hope of the glory of God.

Blessed, be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassions, and God of all encouragement,

Who encourageth us in all our tribulation, to the end we may be able to encourage them who are in any tribulation—through means of the encouragement wherewith we, ourselves, are encouraged by God.

I thank thee, in that fearfully was my being distinguished, Wonderful are thy works, and, mine own soul, is observing them intently!

A purpose sustained, thou wilt guard, saying , Prosper! Prosper! Because in thee, hath he been led to trust.

Happy, they who mourn; for, they, shall be comforted:

Then, shall my foes turn back, in the day I cry, This, I know, for God is mine!

Howbeit, the God of all favour—who hath called you unto his age-abiding glory in Christ—when, for a little, ye have suffered, Himself, will adjust, confirm, strengthen:—

Thou wilt cause me to know, the path of life,—Fulness of joys before thee, Pleasures at thy right hand evermore.

Christ, hath redeemed, us, out of the curse of the law, having become, in our behalf, a curse;—because it is written—Cursed, is every one that hangeth upon a tree;—

In order that, unto the nations, the blessing of Abraham, might come about in Jesus Christ,—in order that, the promise of the Spirit, we might receive through means of the faith.

For I reckon that unworthy are the sufferings of the present season to be compared with the glory about to be revealed towards us;

For, this God, is our God, to times age-abiding and beyond, He himself, will conduct us till death.

Then will Yahweh guide thee continually, And will satisfy, even in scorched regions thine own soul, Yea Shy very bones, will he invigorate,—So shall thou become like a garden well—watered, And like a spring of water whose waters do not deceive;

Mighty things, hast thou done—Thou, Yahweh my God, Thy wonderful doings and thy purposes to-wards us, There is no setting them in order unto thee—I would tell, and would speak!—They are too great to rehearse.

Howbeit we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that, the surpassing greatness of the power, may be of God, and not from ourselves:—

On every side, pressed hard, but not hemmed in, without a way, but not without a by-way,

Pursued, but not abandoned, thrown down, but not destroyed;—

He shall call me, and I will answer him, With him, will, I, be, in distress, I will rescue him, and will honour him;

Let us, then, be approaching with freedom of speech, unto the throne of favour, that we may receive mercy, and, favour, may find, for seasonable succour.

Being persuaded of this very thing—that, he who hath begun in you a good work, will perfect it, until the day of Jesus Christ;

My might and melody, is Yah, and he hath become mine by salvation.

Now, therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh—Creating thee, O Jacob, and Fashioning thee O Israel,—Do not fear, For I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name. Mine, thou art!

For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in Holy Spirit;

Because, whatsoever hath been born of God, overcometh the world; and, this, is the victory that hath overcome the world—our faith.

Praise ye Yah! How happy is the man who revereth Yahweh, In his commandments, delighteth he greatly;

Mighty in the earth, shall be his seed, The generation of the upright, shall be blessed;

I will, greatly rejoice, in Yahweh, My soul shall exult in my God, For he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, With a robe of righteousness, hath he enwrapt me,—As a bridegroom, adorneth himself with, a chaplet, And as a bride, bedecketh herself with, her jewels.

Yea, though I walk through a valley death-shadowed, I will fear no harm, for, thou, art with me, Thy rod and thy staff, they, comfort me.

Whom, not having seen, ye love, on whom, though at present not looking, but believing, ye exult with joy unspeakable and filled with glory,

But, the fruit of the Spirit, is—love, joy, peace, long-suffering, graciousness, goodness, faithfulness,

Through him, let us be offering up a sacrifice of praise, continually, unto God; that is, a fruit of lips confessing unto his name.

What, then, shall we say to a these things? If God is for us, who shall be against us?

He, at least, who his own Son did not spare, but in behalf of us all delivered him up, how shall he not also, with him, all things upon us in favour bestow?

TETH. Well, hast thou dealt with thy servant, O Yahweh, according to thy word.

All things, be doing, apart from murmurings and disputings;

Though I walk in the midst of distress, thou wilt give me life,—Because of the anger of my foes, thou wilt thrust forth thy hand, and thy right hand, will save me:

But, Yahweh, hath become for me a high tower, And my God, my rock of refuge.

All the days of the afflicted, are sorrowful, but, a cheerful heart, is a continual banquet.

Nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Lo, GOD is my salvation! I will trust and not dread,—For, my might and melody, is Yah, Yahweh, And he hath become mine, by salvation.

Faithful, is God, through whom ye have been called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

Cast upon Yahweh thy lot, and, he, will sustain thee: He will not suffer, to times age-abiding, the righteous one to be shaken.

For God hath not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power, and love, and correction.

Thou hast turned my lamentation, into a dance for me,—Thou hast torn off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness:

To the end that mine honour should make melody unto thee, and not be silent. O Yahweh, my God! Unto times age-abiding, will I praise thee.

Not avenging, yourselves, beloved, but give place unto their anger; for it is written—Mine, is avenging, I, will recompense;—saith the Lord;

David’s. Do me justice, O Yahweh, For, I, in my blamelessness, have walked, and, in Yahweh, have I trusted, I will not waver.

Try me, O Yahweh, and prove me, Test my reins and my heart:—

For, ye, on a footing of freedom, were called, brethren,—only, turn not your freedom into an occasion to the flesh, but, by means of your love, be serving one another;

Come unto me! all ye that toil and are burdened, and, I, will give you rest:

I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes, Age-abidingly, to the end.

Why shouldst thou be cast down, O my soul? And why shouldst thou moan over me, Wait thou for God, for yet shall I praise him, As the triumph of my presence, and my God.

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, And, with a willing spirit, wilt thou uphold me:—

Trial, hath not taken you, save such as man can bear; faithful, moreover is God, who will not suffer you to be tried above what ye are able, but will make, with the trial, also the way of escape, that ye may be able to hold out.

Looking away unto our faith’s Princely-leader and perfecter, Jesus,—who, in consideration of the joy lying before him, endured a cross, shame, despising! And, on the right hand of the throne of God, hath taken his seat.

For, sin, over you, shall not have lordship, for ye are not under law, but under favour.

How happy the men whose strength is in thee, Festive processions are in their heart.

And, my God, will fill up your every need, according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Ye, are, of God, dear children, and have overcome them; because, greater, is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

But, thou, Yahweh, art a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter up of my head.

For, how many soever be the promises of God, in him, is the Yea,—wherefore also, through him, be the Amen, unto God, for glory, through us.

Give ye thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.

When anxiety is in the heart of a man, one may bow him down, but, a good word, maketh him glad.

Lo! the eye of Yahweh, is toward them who revere him, unto such as are waiting for his lovingkindness:

DALETH. My soul, cleaveth to the dust, Give me life, according to thy word.

And shalt let thine own soul a go out to the hungry, And the soul of the oppressed, thou shalt satisfy, Then shall break forth in darkness thy light, And thy thick darkness, become as the splendour of noon;

Then will Yahweh guide thee continually, And will satisfy, even in scorched regions thine own soul, Yea Shy very bones, will he invigorate,—So shall thou become like a garden well—watered, And like a spring of water whose waters do not deceive;

They who are sowing with tears, with shouting, shall reap:

In everything, give thanks,—for, this, is a thing willed of God, in Christ Jesus, towards you:

For, evil doers, shall be cut off, but, as for them who wait for Yahweh, they, shall inherit the earth.

Yet a little, therefore, and the lawless one shall not be, Yea thou shalt look about, over his place—and he shall have vanished!

But, the patient oppressed-ones, shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves over the abundance of prosperity.

We, however, are not of a drawing back unto destruction, but, of faith, unto an acquisition of life.

And, not only so, but let us boast also in our tribulations; knowing that, our tribulation, worketh out endurance.

Giving to him that fainteth, strength, And to him that hath no vigour, he causeth, power to abound?

Youths both faint and grow weary, And, young warriors—they fall, they fall;

But, they who wait for Yahweh, shall renew their strength, They shall mount on strong pinion like eagles,—They shall run and not grew weary, They shall walk and not faint.

Yahweh, is on my side, I will not fear, What can man, do unto me?

Yahweh, is on my side, with them who help me, I, therefore shall gaze upon them who hate me.

All your anxiety, casting upon him, because he careth for you.

I have waited for Yahweh, My soul hath waited for his word;

And, they who are of Christ Jesus, have crucified, the flesh, with its susceptibilities and covetings.

Only, in a manner worthy of the glad-message of the Christ, be using your citizenship; in order that—whether coming and seeing you, or being absent, I may hear of the things which concern you—that ye are standing fast in one spirit, with one soul, joining for the combat along with the faith of the glad-message;

If I mount the wings of the dawn, settle down in the region beyond the sea,

Even there, thy hand shall lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

On the contrary, now, no longer, are we gaining it. So that, if any one is in Christ, there is a new creation! the old things, have passed away,—Lo! they have become new!

To the Chief Musician. David’s. A Melody. I waited patiently for Yahweh,—And he inclined, unto me, and heard my cry for help;

So he brought me up, Out of the destroying pit, Out of the swampy mire,—And set, upon a cliff, my feet, Making firm my steps:

Brethren! I, as to myself, reckon that I have, not yet, laid hold; one thing, however,—the things behind, forgetting, and, unto the things before, eagerly reaching out,

With the goal in view, I press on for the prize of the upward calling of God in Christ Jesus.

That I may find dear delight in thy commandments, which I have loved.

How happy the people that is in such a case! How happy the people that hath Yahweh for its God!

Trust thou in Yahweh, with all thy heart, and, unto thine own understanding, do not lean:

In all thy ways, acknowledge him, and, he, will make straight thy paths.

Wait thou for Yahweh,—Be strong, and let thy heart be bold, Wait, then, for Yahweh!

Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.