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138 Bible verses about joy in adversity
My brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of any kind, consider it nothing but joy,for your anger does not produce God's righteousness.Therefore rid yourselves of all sordidness and rank growth of wickedness, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls.But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror;for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like.But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act—they will be blessed in their doing.If any think they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless.Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance;
And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials,so that the genuineness of your faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.
Rejoice always,pray without ceasing,give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
May those who sow in tears reap with shouts of joy.Those who go out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, carrying their sheaves.
to provide for those who mourn in Zion— to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit. They will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, to display his glory.
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us,For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share his holiness.Now, discipline always seems painful rather than pleasant at the time, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees,and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed.Pursue peace with everyone, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springs up and causes trouble, and through it many become defiled.See to it that no one becomes like Esau, an immoral and godless person, who sold his birthright for a single meal.You know that later, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no chance to repent, even though he sought the blessing with tears. You have not come to something that can be touched, a blazing fire, and darkness, and gloom, and a tempest,and the sound of a trumpet, and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that not another word be spoken to them.looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.“Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
May you be made strong with all the strength that comes from his glorious power, and may you be prepared to endure everything with patience, while joyfully
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.
Only, live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that, whether I come and see you or am absent and hear about you, I will know that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the gospel,and are in no way intimidated by your opponents. For them this is evidence of their destruction, but of your salvation. And this is God's doing.
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God.
So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day.For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure,because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen; for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.
“Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, 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.and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?”For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things.
A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
when I am afraid, I put my trust in you.In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I am not afraid; what can flesh do to me?
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that is taking place among you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.But rejoice insofar as you are sharing Christ's sufferings, so that you may also be glad and shout for joy when his glory is revealed.
I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.I have not hidden your saving help within my heart, I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation; I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness from the great congregation.Do not, O Lord, withhold your mercy from me; let your steadfast love and your faithfulness keep me safe forever.For evils have encompassed me without number; my iniquities have overtaken me, until I cannot see; they are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails me.Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; O Lord, make haste to help me.Let all those be put to shame and confusion who seek to snatch away my life; let those be turned back and brought to dishonor who desire my hurt.Let those be appalled because of their shame who say to me, “Aha, Aha!”But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation say continually, “Great is the Lord!”As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God.He drew me up from the desolate pit, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord.
but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise.
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion. Declare his deeds among the peoples.For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.Be gracious to me, O Lord. See what I suffer from those who hate me; you are the one who lifts me up from the gates of death,so that I may recount all your praises, and, in the gates of daughter Zion, rejoice in your deliverance.The nations have sunk in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid has their own foot been caught.The Lord has made himself known, he has executed judgment; the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. [Higgaion. Selah]The wicked shall depart to Sheol, all the nations that forget God.For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.Rise up, O Lord! Do not let mortals prevail; let the nations be judged before you.I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you.”So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?”
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
“So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today's trouble is enough for today.
The hope of the righteous ends in gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help
So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up.
Not that I am referring to being in need; for I have learned to be content with whatever I have.I know what it is to have little, and I know what it is to have plenty. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being well-fed and of going hungry, of having plenty and of being in need.
But recall those earlier days when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings,sometimes being publicly exposed to abuse and persecution, and sometimes being partners with those so treated.For you had compassion for those who were in prison, and you cheerfully accepted the plundering of your possessions, knowing that you yourselves possessed something better and more lasting.
do not fear, for I am with you, do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.
as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death,
Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more surely, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life.But more than that, we even boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death came through sin, and so death spread to all because all have sinned—sin was indeed in the world before the law, but sin is not reckoned when there is no law.Yet death exercised dominion from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sins were not like the transgression of Adam, who is a type of the one who was to come.But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died through the one man's trespass, much more surely have the grace of God and the free gift in the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abounded for the many.And the free gift is not like the effect of the one man's sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brings justification.If, because of the one man's trespass, death exercised dominion through that one, much more surely will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness exercise dominion in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.Therefore just as one man's trespass led to condemnation for all, so one man's act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all.For just as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous.through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all consolation,who consoles us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to console those who are in any affliction with the consolation with which we ourselves are consoled by God.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; that I know very well.
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, support, strengthen, and establish you.
You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”—in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us.
The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your needs in parched places, and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters never fail.
You have multiplied, O Lord my God, your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us; none can compare with you. Were I to proclaim and tell of them, they would be more than can be counted.
But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair;persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;
When they call to me, I will answer them; I will be with them in trouble, I will rescue them and honor them.
Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ.
But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.
For the kingdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
for whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith.
Praise the Lord! Happy are those who fear the Lord, who greatly delight in his commandments.The wicked see it and are angry; they gnash their teeth and melt away; the desire of the wicked comes to nothing.Their descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my whole being shall exult in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff— they comfort me.
Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,
By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,
Through him, then, let us continually offer a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name.
What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?He who did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up for all of us, will he not with him also give us everything else?
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve me against the wrath of my enemies; you stretch out your hand, and your right hand delivers me.
nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid, for the Lord God is my strength and my might; he has become my salvation.
God is faithful; by him you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.
You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,so that my soul may praise you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God; for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.those in whose hands are evil devices, and whose right hands are full of bribes.But as for me, I walk in my integrity; redeem me, and be gracious to me.My foot stands on level ground; in the great congregation I will bless the Lord.Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and mind.
For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become slaves to one another.
“Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God.
No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it.
looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
And my God will fully satisfy every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Little children, you are from God, and have conquered them; for the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
For in him every one of God's promises is a “Yes.” For this reason it is through him that we say the “Amen,” to the glory of God.
Truly the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,
if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday.The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your needs in parched places, and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters never fail.
give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
But we are not among those who shrink back and so are lost, but among those who have faith and so are saved.
And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,
He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless.A voice cries out: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall exhausted;but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
With the Lord on my side I do not fear. What can mortals do to me?The Lord is on my side to help me; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.
And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
Only, live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that, whether I come and see you or am absent and hear about you, I will know that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the gospel,
So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!
I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.I have not hidden your saving help within my heart, I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation; I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness from the great congregation.Do not, O Lord, withhold your mercy from me; let your steadfast love and your faithfulness keep me safe forever.For evils have encompassed me without number; my iniquities have overtaken me, until I cannot see; they are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails me.Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; O Lord, make haste to help me.Let all those be put to shame and confusion who seek to snatch away my life; let those be turned back and brought to dishonor who desire my hurt.Let those be appalled because of their shame who say to me, “Aha, Aha!”But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation say continually, “Great is the Lord!”As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God.He drew me up from the desolate pit, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.
Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.
Happy are the people to whom such blessings fall; happy are the people whose God is the Lord.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.