1 Corinthians 15:19

New English Translation

For if only in this life we have hope in Christ, we should be pitied more than anyone.

Cross References

Psalm 17:14

Lord, use your power to deliver me from these murderers, from the murderers of this world! They enjoy prosperity; you overwhelm them with the riches they desire. They have many children, and leave their wealth to their offspring.

Ecclesiastes 6:11

The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. How does that benefit him?

Ecclesiastes 9:9

Enjoy life with your beloved wife during all the days of your fleeting life that God has given you on earth during all your fleeting days; for that is your reward in life and in your burdensome work on earth.

Matthew 24:9

“Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations because of my name.

Luke 21:34

“But be on your guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day close down upon you suddenly like a trap.

Luke 8:14

As for the seed that fell among thorns, these are the ones who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the worries and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature.

John 16:2

They will put you out of the synagogue, yet a time is coming when the one who kills you will think he is offering service to God.

John 16:33

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.”

Acts 14:22

They strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, “We must enter the kingdom of God through many persecutions.”

1 Thessalonians 1:3

because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 1:12

Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me until that day.

2 Timothy 2:4

No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not please the one who recruited him.

2 Timothy 3:12

Now in fact all who want to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

1 Peter 1:21

Through him you now trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

Revelation 14:13

Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: ‘Blessed are the dead, those who die in the Lord from this moment on!’” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “so they can rest from their hard work, because their deeds will follow them.”