Psa 119:67, 71, Mat 5:12, Rom 5:3-5, Phili 1:19, 2Th 1:4, 6, Heb 12:10-11 | ESV | STEP | Before I was afflicted I went astray , but now I keep your word .

Psalms 119:67

67 ^aBefore I was afflicted I went astray,
but now I keep your word.

Psalms 119:71

71 It is ^bgood for me that I was afflicted,
that I might learn your statutes.

Matthew 5:12

12 ^cRejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for ^dso they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Romans 5:3-5

3 Not only that, but we ^erejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering ^fproduces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and ^ghope does not put us to shame, because God’s love ^hhas been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

Philippians 1:19

19 for I know that ⁱthrough your prayers and ^jthe help of ^kthe Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance,

2 Thessalonians 1:4

4 Therefore ^lwe ourselves boast about you ^min the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith ⁿin all your persecutions and in the afflictions that you are enduring.

2 Thessalonians 1:6

6 since indeed God considers it ^ojust ^pto repay with affliction those who afflict you,

Hebrews 12:10-11

10 For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, ^qthat we may share his holiness. 11 ^rFor the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields ^sthe peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.