2Cor 12:10, Phili 1:29, 2:17, Col 1:24, Heb 10:34, 1Pe 4:13-16 | ESV | STEP | For the sake of Christ , then, I am content with weaknesses , insults , hardships , persecutions , and calamities . For when I am weak , then I am strong .

10 ^aFor the sake of Christ, then, ^bI am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For ^cwhen I am weak, then I am strong.

Philippians 1:29

29 For ^dit has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also ^esuffer for his sake,

Philippians 2:17

17 Even if I am to be ^fpoured out as a drink offering upon ^gthe sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.

Colossians 1:24

Paul’s Ministry to the Church

24 Now ^hI rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh ⁱI am filling up ^jwhat is lacking in Christ’s afflictions ^kfor the sake of his body, that is, the church,

Hebrews 10:34

34 For ^lyou had compassion on those in prison, and ^myou joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had ⁿa better possession and an abiding one.

1 Peter 4:13-16

13 But rejoice ^oinsofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad ^pwhen his glory is revealed. 14 ^qIf you are insulted ^rfor the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory ^{▼▼Some manuscripts insert and of power} and of God rests upon you. 15 But ^tlet none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or ^uas a meddler. 16 Yet ^vif anyone suffers as a ^wChristian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God ^xin that name.