aSee Matt. 5:12
bSee Luke 21:19; James 1:3
cPs. 119:116; Phil. 1:20
dActs 2:17, 18, 33; Titus 3:6; [Gal. 4:6]
eEzra 8:22; [Eccles. 8:12]
gch. 9:24; 1 Cor. 1:9; 7:15, 17; Gal. 1:15; 5:8; Eph. 4:1, 4; 2 Tim. 1:9
hRom. 8:18; 1 Pet. 1:6; 5:10; [Ps. 30:5; Isa. 54:7]
i[Rom. 8:23]; See ch. 1:22
jSee 2 Cor. 1:11
kGal. 3:5
lSee Acts 16:7
m[2 Pet. 1:4]; See Lev. 11:44
n[1 Pet. 1:6]
oJames 3:17, 18

Romans 5:3-5

3Not only that, but we arejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering bproduces endurance, 4and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5and chope does not put us to shame, because God’s love dhas been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

Romans 8:28

28And we know that for those who love God all things work together efor good, ▼
▼Some manuscripts  God works all things together for good, or God works in all things for the good
 for gthose who are called according to his purpose.

2 Corinthians 4:17

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

2 Corinthians 5:5

5He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, iwho has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

Philippians 1:19

19for I know that jthrough your prayers and kthe help of lthe Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance,

Hebrews 12:10-11

10For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, mthat we may share his holiness. 11 nFor the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields othe peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

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