aHeb. 11:26; 1 Pet. 4:14
bJohn 15:21
cActs 5:41; Rom. 5:3; 2 Cor. 12:10; Col. 1:11, 24; Heb. 10:34; James 1:2; 1 Pet. 4:13
dSee ch. 21:35
ever. 6; [2 Cor. 6:10]
f[ver. 16]
gPs. 33:21; Isa. 66:14; Luke 24:52; Acts 2:46; 8:8, 39; 13:52
hver. 26; ch. 14:20
iver. 19, 30
jSee ch. 14:13
kch. 15:16; [Eph. 1:3]
l1 Pet. 4:13, 14, 16; See Matt. 5:12
mch. 9:16; 21:13; [Rom. 1:5]; See John 15:21
nLev. 24:11, 16; Phil. 2:9; 3 John 7
oJob 35:10; Ps. 42:8; 77:6; 119:62
pSee Matt. 5:12
qSee Luke 21:19; James 1:3
rSee Matt. 5:12
t1 Pet. 1:6
u1 Pet. 1:7
vRom. 5:3; [ch. 5:11; Heb. 10:36; 2 Pet. 1:6]
w1 Thess. 5:23; See Matt. 5:48
xch. 5:11; Matt. 10:22; 1 Pet. 3:14; [Dan. 12:12]
yRev. 2:10; 3:11; [1 Cor. 9:25; 2 Tim. 4:8; 1 Pet. 5:4]
zch. 2:5
aaJob 1:21, 22; 2:10
abJob 42:10, 12
acSee Ex. 34:6

Matthew 5:11-12

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

John 16:22-23

22 eSo also you have sorrow now, but fI will see you again, and gyour hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. 23 hIn that day you will iask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, jwhatever you ask of the Father in my name, khe will give it to you.

Acts 5:41

41Then they left the presence of the council, lrejoicing that they were counted worthy mto suffer dishonor for nthe name.

Acts 16:25

The Philippian Jailer Converted

25 oAbout midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,

Romans 5:3

3Not only that, but we prejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering qproduces endurance,

James 1:2-4

Testing of Your Faith

2 rCount it all joy, my brothers, ▼
▼Or  brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church; also verses 16, 19
 when you meet trials tof various kinds, 3for you know that uthe testing of your faith vproduces steadfastness. 4And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be wperfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

James 1:12

12 xBlessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive ythe crown of life, zwhich God has promised to those who love him.

James 5:11

11Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of aathe steadfastness of Job, and you have seen abthe purpose of the Lord, how acthe Lord is compassionate and merciful.

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