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138 Bible verses about joy in adversity
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirrorand, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it – not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it – they will be blessed in what they do.Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;perseverance, character; and character, hope.And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith – of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire – may result in praise, glory and honour when Jesus Christ is revealed.
For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favour lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Rejoice always,pray continually,give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy.Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them.
and provide for those who grieve in Zion – to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendour.
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness.No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees.‘Make level paths for your feet,’ so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed. Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no-one will see the Lord.See to it that no-one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.See that no-one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son.Afterwards, as you know, when he wanted to inherit this blessing, he was rejected. Even though he sought the blessing with tears, he could not change what he had done.You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm;to a trumpet blast or to such a voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them,fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy that was set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.‘Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.
Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospelwithout being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved – and that by God.
Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Saviour and my God.
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
‘Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.to ask him, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?’For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.’
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.In God, whose word I praise – in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.
I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry.I do not hide your righteousness in my heart; I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help. I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness from the great assembly.Do not withhold your mercy from me, Lord; may your love and faithfulness always protect me.For troubles without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails within me.Be pleased to save me, Lord; come quickly, Lord, to help me.May all who want to take my life be put to shame and confusion; may all who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace.May those who say to me, ‘Aha! Aha!’ be appalled at their own shame.But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who long for your saving help always say, ‘The Lord is great!’But as for me, I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; you are my God, do not delay.He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him.
but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.
I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.Sing the praises of the Lord, enthroned in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done.For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.Lord, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death,that I may declare your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion, and there rejoice in your salvation.The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.The Lord is known by his acts of justice; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. The wicked go down to the realm of the dead, all the nations that forget God.But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.Arise, Lord, do not let mortals triumph; let the nations be judged in your presence.I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’ So we say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?’
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Saviour and my God.
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering.Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution; at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated.You suffered along with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions.
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
I want to know Christ – yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned –To be sure, sin was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not charged against anyone’s account where there is no law.Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who is a pattern of the one to come.But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!Nor can the gift of God be compared with the result of one man’s sin: the judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification.For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people.For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
Then my enemies will turn back when I call for help. By this I will know that God is for me.
And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: ‘Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.’He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.
He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honour him.
Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
But now, this is what the Lord says – he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: ‘Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,
for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.
Praise the Lord. Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands.The wicked will see and be vexed, they will gnash their teeth and waste away; the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.Their children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise – the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.
What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all – how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes; with your right hand you save me.
All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.
neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defence; he has become my salvation.’
God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.
For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent. Lord my God, I will praise you for ever.
Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: ‘It is mine to avenge; I will repay,’ says the Lord.
Vindicate me, Lord, for I have led a blameless life; I have trusted in the Lord and have not faltered.in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes.I lead a blameless life; deliver me and be merciful to me.My feet stand on level ground; in the great congregation I will praise the Lord.Test me, Lord, and try me, examine my heart and my mind;
You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.
Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Saviour and my God.
No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy that was set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace.
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
For no matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ. And so through him the ‘Amen’ is spoken by us to the glory of God.
But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
and if you spend yourselves on behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.
Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.A voice of one calling: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?The Lord is with me; he is my helper. I look in triumph on my enemies.
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: the old has gone, the new is here!
I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry.I do not hide your righteousness in my heart; I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help. I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness from the great assembly.Do not withhold your mercy from me, Lord; may your love and faithfulness always protect me.For troubles without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails within me.Be pleased to save me, Lord; come quickly, Lord, to help me.May all who want to take my life be put to shame and confusion; may all who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace.May those who say to me, ‘Aha! Aha!’ be appalled at their own shame.But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who long for your saving help always say, ‘The Lord is great!’But as for me, I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; you are my God, do not delay.He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and straining towards what is ahead,I press on towards the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenwards in Christ Jesus.
Blessed is the people of whom this is true; blessed is the people whose God is the Lord.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.