Act 5:41, Rom 8:17, 2Cor 1:7, 4:10, Phili 3:10, Col 1:24, 2Ti 2:12, Jam 1:1-13, 1Pe 1:5-6, Rev 1:9 | ISV | STEP | They left the Council, rejoicing to have been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the Name.

Acts 5:41

41 They left the Council, ^{▼▼Or Sanhedrin} rejoicing to have been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the Name.Matt 5:12; Rom 5:3; 2Cor 12:10; Phil 1:29; Heb 10:34; James 1:2; 1Pet 4:13, 16

Romans 8:17

17 Now if we are children, we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if, in fact, we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.Acts 14:22; 26:18; Gal 4:7; Phil 1:29; 2Tim 2:11-12

God's Spirit Helps Us

2 Corinthians 1:7

7 Our hope for you is unshaken, because we know that as you share our sufferings, you also share our comfort.Rom 8:17; 2Tim 2:12

2 Corinthians 4:10

10 We are always carrying around the death of Jesus in our bodies, so that the life of Jesus may be clearly shown in our bodies.Rom 8:17; 1Cor 15:31; 2Cor 1:5, 9; Gal 6:17; Phil 3:10; 2Tim 2:11-12; 1Pet 4:13

Philippians 3:10

10 I want to know Christ ^{▼▼Lit. To know him}—what his resurrection power is like and what it means to share in his sufferings by becoming like him in his death,Rom 6:3-5; 8:17; 2Cor 4:10-11; 2Tim 2:11-12; 1Pet 4:13

Colossians 1:24

24 Paul's Service in the ChurchNow I am rejoicing in my sufferings for you and completing in my flesh whatever remains of Christ's sufferings on behalf of his body, which is the church.Rom 5:3; 2Cor 1:5-6; 7:4; Eph 1:23; Phil 3:10; 2Tim 1:8; 2:10

2 Timothy 2:12

12 Enduring, we with him shall reign.Matt 10:33; Mark 8:38; Luke 12:9; Rom 8:17; 1Pet 4:13

Who him denies,

he will disclaim.

James 1:1-13

1 The Letter of JamesGreetings from James

From ^{▼▼The Gk. lacks From} James, a servant ^{▼▼Or slave} of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the Dispersion. Greetings.Deut 32:26; John 7:35; Acts 2:5; 8:1; 12:17; 15:13; 26:7; Gal 1:19; 2:9; Titus 1:1; 1Pet 1:1; Jude 1:1

2 Turn to God when TestedConsider it pure joy, my brothers, when you are involved in various trials,Matt 5:12; Acts 5:41; Heb 10:34; 1Pet 1:6 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.Rom 5:3 4 But you must let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.

5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to everyone generously without a rebuke, and it will be given to him.1Kings 3:9, 11-12; Prov 2:3; Jer 29:12; Matt 7:7; 21:22; Mark 11:24; Luke 11:9; John 14:13; 15:7; 16:23; 1John 5:14-15 6 But he must ask in faith, without any doubts, for the one who has doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.Mark 11:24; 1Tim 2:8 7 Such a person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 He is a double-minded man, unstable in all he undertakes. ^{▼▼Lit. in all his ways}James 4:8

9 A brother of low status should boast in his exalted status, 10 and a rich person in his lowliness, because he will fade away like a flower in the grass.Job 14:2; Ps 37:2; 90:5-6; 102:11; 103:15; Isa 40:6; 1Cor 7:31; James 4:14; 1Pet 1:24; 1John 2:17 11 For the sun comes up with its scorching heat and dries up the grass. The flower in it drops off, and its beauty is gone. That is how the rich person will fade away in his pursuits. 12 Our Desires Tempt UsHow blessed is the man who endures temptation! When he has passed the test, he will receive the victor's crown of life that God ^{▼▼Lit. he; other mss. read God; still other mss. read the Lord} has promised to those who keep on loving him.Job 5:17; Prov 3:11-12; Matt 10:22; 19:28-29; 1Cor 9:25; 2Tim 4:8; Heb 12:5; James 2:5; 1Pet 5:4; Rev 2:10; 3:19 13 When someone is tempted, he should not say, “I am being tempted by God,” because God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone.

1 Peter 1:5-6

5 Through faith you are being protected by God's power for a salvation that is ready to be revealed at the end of time.John 10:28-29; Jude 1:1

6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you have to suffer various kinds of trials,Matt 5:12; Rom 12:12; 2Cor 4:17; 6:10; James 1:2; 1Pet 4:13; 5:10

Revelation of John 1:9

9 John's Vision of ChristI am John, your brother and partner in suffering, ruling, and enduring because of Jesus. I was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus.Rom 8:17; Phil 1:7; 4:14; 2Tim 1:8; 2:12; Rev 6:2, 9