Matthew 5:11-12

11 aBlessed 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.

Luke 22:28-30

28You are those who have stayed with me ein my trials, 29and fI assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom, 30 gthat you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and hsit on thrones judging ithe twelve tribes of Israel.

Romans 8:17-18

17and if children, then jheirsheirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, kprovided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.

Future Glory

18For I consider that the sufferings of this present time lare not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.

1 Corinthians 10:13

13No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. mGod is faithful, and nhe will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

2 Thessalonians 1:4-7

4Therefore owe ourselves boast about you pin the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith qin all your persecutions and in the afflictions that you are enduring.

The Judgment at Christ’s Coming

5This is revidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be sconsidered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering 6since indeed God considers it tjust uto repay with affliction those who afflict you, 7and to grant vrelief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when wthe Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven xwith his mighty angels

2 Timothy 2:12

12 yif we endure, we will also reign with him;
zif we deny him, he also will deny us;
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