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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.
Then I would yet have my comfort, then I would rejoice, in spite of pitiless pain, for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
An evil person suffers much pain, but the Lord’s faithfulness overwhelms the one who trusts in him.
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will not exist any more – or mourning, or crying, or pain, for the former things have ceased to exist.”
“Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of me.Rejoice and be glad because your reward is great in heaven, for they persecuted the prophets before you in the same way.
For he did not despise or detest the suffering of the oppressed; he did not ignore him; when he cried out to him, he responded.
My eyes grow weak because of oppression. I call out to you, O Lord, all day long; I spread out my hands in prayer to you.
Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,who comforts us in all our troubles so that we may be able to comfort those experiencing any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
As your words came to me I drank them in, and they filled my heart with joy and happiness because I belong to you.
The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.
For I consider that our present sufferings cannot even be compared to the glory that will be revealed to us.
I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage – I have conquered 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, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
For sadness as intended by God produces a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret, but worldly sadness brings about death.
And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one’s life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning.
But he lifted up our illnesses, he carried our pain; even though we thought he was being punished, attacked by God, and afflicted for something he had done.
He said to them, “Go and eat delicacies and drink sweet drinks and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the lord is your strength.”
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry.”
“I, I am the one who consoles you. Why are you afraid of mortal men, of mere human beings who are as short-lived as grass?
No one will be able to resist you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not abandon you or leave you alone.
When the fig tree does not bud, and there are no grapes on the vines; when the olive trees do not produce, and the fields yield no crops; when the sheep disappear from the pen, and there are no cattle in the stalls,I will rejoice because of the Lord; I will be happy because of the God who delivers me!
Even when I must walk through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for you are with me; your rod and your staff reassure me.
Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful. But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness for those trained by it.
for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed.
Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.
For our momentary, light suffering is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison
Not only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,and endurance, character, and character, hope.And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Though he causes us grief, he then has compassion on us according to the abundance of his loyal kindness.For he is not predisposed to afflict or to grieve people. ל (Lamed)
“But there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail.
“Man, born of woman, lives but a few days, and they are full of trouble.But man dies and is powerless; he expires – and where is he?As water disappears from the sea, or a river drains away and dries up,so man lies down and does not rise; until the heavens are no more, they will not awake nor arise from their sleep.“O that you would hide me in Sheol, and conceal me till your anger has passed! O that you would set me a time and then remember me!If a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait until my release comes.You will call and I – I will answer you; you will long for the creature you have made.“Surely now you count my steps; then you would not mark my sin.My offenses would be sealed up in a bag; you would cover over my sin.But as a mountain falls away and crumbles, and as a rock will be removed from its place,as water wears away stones, and torrents wash away the soil, so you destroy man’s hope.He grows up like a flower and then withers away; he flees like a shadow, and does not remain.
Always rejoice,constantly pray,in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
My flesh and my heart may grow weak, but God always protects my heart and gives me stability.
The spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners,
Throw your burden upon the Lord, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be upended.
No trial has overtaken you that is not faced by others. And God is faithful: He will not let you be tried beyond what you are able to bear, but with the trial will also provide a way out so that you may be able to endure it.
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed for all the Gentiles to hear. And so I was delivered from the lion’s mouth!The Lord will deliver me from every evil deed and will bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever! Amen.