Job 36:21, Psa 84:10, Mat 5:10-12, 13:21, Act 7:24-25, 20:23-24, Heb 10:32 | ESV | STEP | Take care ; do not turn to iniquity , for this you have chosen rather than affliction .

10 For a day ^bin your courts is better
than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather be ^ca doorkeeper in the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Matthew 5:10-12

10 ^d“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for ^etheirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 ^f“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely ^gon my account. 12 ^hRejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for ⁱso they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Matthew 13:21

21 yet he has no root in himself, but ^jendures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately ^khe falls away. ^{▼▼Or stumbles}

Acts 7:24-25

24 And seeing one of them being wronged, he defended the oppressed man and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian. 25 He supposed that his brothers would understand that God was giving them salvation by his hand, but they did not understand.

Acts 20:23-24

23 except that ^mthe Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that ⁿimprisonment and ^oafflictions await me. 24 But ^pI do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only ^qI may finish my course and ^rthe ministry ^sthat I received from the Lord Jesus, ^tto testify to ^uthe gospel of ^vthe grace of God.

Hebrews 10:32

32 But recall the former days when, after ^wyou were enlightened, you endured ^xa hard struggle with sufferings,