Mat 5:12, Luk 6:22-23, Act 5:41, 16:25, Rom 5:3, 2Cor 4:17, 12:9-10, 1Pe 1:6 | ESV | STEP | Rejoice and be glad , for your reward is great in heaven , for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you .

Matthew 5:12

12 ^aRejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for ^bso they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Luke 6:22-23

22 “Blessed are you when ^cpeople hate you and when they ^dexclude you and revile you and ^espurn your name as evil, ^fon account of the Son of Man! 23 ^gRejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for ^hso their fathers did to the prophets.

Acts 5:41

41 Then they left the presence of the council, ⁱrejoicing that they were counted worthy ^jto suffer dishonor for ^kthe name.

Acts 16:25

The Philippian Jailer Converted

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

Romans 5:3

3 Not only that, but we ^mrejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering ⁿproduces endurance,

2 Corinthians 4:17

17 For ^othis light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

9 But he said to me, ^p“My grace is sufficient for you, for ^qmy power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that ^rthe power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 ^sFor the sake of Christ, then, ^tI am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For ^uwhen I am weak, then I am strong.

1 Peter 1:6

6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by ^vvarious trials,