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48 Bible verses about Pain
I know you go through times of pain and sadness. It's okay to feel that way; it's not bad or sinful. Even Jesus wept when he heard his friend Lazarus had died (John 11:35).
It's important to talk to God about how you're feeling when you're down. He wants to hear from you. In the scriptures, there's so much peace and restoration to be found. Those times of heartache and pain can actually be used for good, for your own good and for the good of others who need to see that there's still hope even in the midst of the storms of life.
Let God be your safe place, your refuge when things get tough. You'll see how His love strengthens you. Don't look anywhere else for comfort; it's only in Jesus' arms that you'll find the peace your soul needs. His comfort revives your spirit and gives you the strength to keep going. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning with Jesus.
“But it is still my comfort, And I rejoice in unsparing pain, That I have not at all hidden away the words of the Holy One.
Many are the sorrows of the wicked, But he who trusts in Yahweh, lovingkindness shall surround him.
and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain. The first things passed away.”
“Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
For He has not despised and He has not abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; And He has not hidden His face from him; But when he cried to Him for help, He heard.
My eye has wasted away because of affliction; I have called upon You every day, O Yahweh; I have spread out my hands to You.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your words became for me joy and gladness in my heart, For I have been called by Your name, O Yahweh God of hosts.
Yahweh is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore, strengthen, confirm, and ground you.
For godly sorrow produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world brings about death.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime; Weeping may last for the night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning.
¶Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted.
Then he said to them, “Go, eat of the fat, drink of the sweet, and send portions to him who has nothing prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of Yahweh is your strength.”
“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, 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 shall we look for someone else?” For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
¶“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you are afraid of man who dies And of the son of man who is made like grass,
No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you.
Though the fig tree should not blossom And there be no produce on the vines, Though the yield of the olive should fail And the fields yield no food, Though the flock should be cut off from the fold And there be no cattle in the stalls, Yet I will exult in Yahweh; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.
¶Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
And all discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful, but to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.
For the needy will not always be forgotten, Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever.
Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Wait for God, for I shall still praise Him, The salvation of my presence and my God.
For our momentary, light affliction is working out for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,
And not only this, but we also boast in our afflictions, knowing that affliction brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not put to shame, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
For if He causes grief, Then He will have compassion According to His abundant lovingkindness. For He does not afflict from His heart Or grieve the sons of men.
¶“For there is hope for a tree, When it is cut down, that it will change back sprouting again, And its shoots will not cease.
“Man, who is born of woman, Is short-lived and full of turmoil. “But man dies and lies prostrate. Man breathes his last, and where is he? “As water evaporates from the sea, And a river becomes parched and dried up, So man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no longer, He will not awake nor be aroused out of his sleep. ¶“Oh that You would conceal me in Sheol, That You would hide me until Your anger returns to You, That You would set a limit for me and remember me! “If a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my labor I will wait Until my change comes. “You will call, and I will answer You; You will long for the work of Your hands. “For now You number my steps, You do not keep watch over my sin. “My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And You cover up my iniquity. ¶“But the falling mountain crumbles away, And the rock moves from its place; Water wears away stones; Its torrents wash away the dust of the earth; So You make man’s hope perish. “Like a flower he comes forth and withers. He also flees like a shadow and does not stand.
Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
The Spirit of Lord Yahweh is upon me Because Yahweh has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim release to captives And freedom to prisoners,
¶Cast your burden upon Yahweh and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man, but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.
But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that through me the preaching might be fulfilled, and that all the Gentiles might hear. And I was rescued out of the lion’s mouth. The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed, and will save me unto His heavenly kingdom; to Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.