2 Corinthians 4:17

New American Bible - revised edition

For this momentary light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,

Cross References

Genesis 15:1

Some time afterward, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: Do not fear, Abram! I am your shield; I will make your reward very great.

Psalm 119:67

Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I hold to your promise.

Psalm 119:71

It was good for me to be afflicted, in order to learn your statutes.

Psalm 30:5

Sing praise to the Lord, you faithful; give thanks to his holy memory.

Psalm 31:19

Strike dumb their lying lips, which speak arrogantly against the righteous in contempt and scorn.

Psalm 73:24

With your counsel you guide me, and at the end receive me with honor.

Isaiah 26:20

Go, my people, enter your chambers, and close the doors behind you; Hide yourselves for a brief moment, until the wrath is past.

Isaiah 54:8

In an outburst of wrath, for a moment I hid my face from you; But with enduring love I take pity on you, says the Lord, your redeemer.

Isaiah 64:4

Would that you might meet us doing right, that we might be mindful of you in our ways! Indeed, you are angry; we have sinned, we have acted wickedly.

Numbers 5:28

If, however, the woman has not defiled herself, but is still pure, she will be immune and will still be fertile.

Matthew 5:12

Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven. Thus they persecuted the prophets who were before you. The Similes of Salt and Light.

Luke 6:23

Rejoice and leap for joy on that day! Behold, your reward will be great in heaven. For their ancestors treated the prophets in the same way.

Acts 20:23

except that in one city after another the holy Spirit has been warning me that imprisonment and hardships await me.

Romans 2:7

eternal life to those who seek glory, honor, and immortality through perseverance in good works,

Romans 8:18

I consider that the sufferings of this present time are as nothing compared with the glory to be revealed for us.

Romans 8:34

Who will condemn? It is Christ [Jesus] who died, rather, was raised, who also is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us.

Romans 8:37

No, in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly through him who loved us.

1 Corinthians 2:9

But as it is written: “What eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and what has not entered the human heart, what God has prepared for those who love him,”

2 Corinthians 3:18

All of us, gazing with unveiled face on the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, as from the Lord who is the Spirit.

Philippians 1:19

for I know that this will result in deliverance for me through your prayers and support from the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:4

Accordingly, we ourselves boast of you in the churches of God regarding your endurance and faith in all your persecutions and the afflictions you endure.

2 Thessalonians 1:6

For it is surely just on God’s part to repay with afflictions those who are afflicting you,

2 Timothy 2:10

Therefore, I bear with everything for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, together with eternal glory.

James 1:12

Blessed is the man who perseveres in temptation, for when he has been proved he will receive the crown of life that he promised to those who love him.

1 Peter 4:7

The end of all things is at hand. Therefore, be serious and sober for prayers.

1 Peter 5:10

The God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory through Christ [Jesus] will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you after you have suffered a little.

1 John 3:2

Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. We do know that when it is revealed we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

Jude 1:24

To the one who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished and exultant, in the presence of his glory,