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2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
View on BibleGateway3 More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
View on BibleGateway1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
View on BibleGateway12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. 13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
View on BibleGateway17 and if children, then heirs--heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
View on BibleGateway28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
View on BibleGateway9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
View on BibleGateway8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair;
View on BibleGateway8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.
View on BibleGateway10 And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
View on BibleGateway27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
View on BibleGateway6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
View on BibleGateway33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."
View on BibleGateway14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
View on BibleGateway25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
View on BibleGateway13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he 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.
View on BibleGateway57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
View on BibleGateway4 For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world--our faith.
View on BibleGateway1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
View on BibleGateway5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
View on BibleGateway4 Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
View on BibleGateway12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
View on BibleGateway9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
View on BibleGateway8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
View on BibleGateway20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
View on BibleGateway4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
View on BibleGateway12 "And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
View on BibleGateway31 but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
View on BibleGateway9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."
View on BibleGateway10 If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.
View on BibleGateway19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.
View on BibleGateway20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
View on BibleGateway1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
View on BibleGateway1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
View on BibleGateway12 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
View on BibleGateway5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
View on BibleGateway16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. 19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.
View on BibleGateway2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
View on BibleGateway11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for wholeness and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
View on BibleGateway4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
View on BibleGateway19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.
View on BibleGateway1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
View on BibleGateway1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
View on BibleGateway20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
View on BibleGateway12 "And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
View on BibleGateway9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."
View on BibleGateway5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
View on BibleGateway31 but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
View on BibleGateway11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for wholeness and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
View on BibleGateway5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
View on BibleGateway25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
View on BibleGateway27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
View on BibleGateway33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."
View on BibleGateway4 For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world--our faith.
View on BibleGateway4 Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
View on BibleGateway9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
View on BibleGateway16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. 19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.
View on BibleGateway3 More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
View on BibleGateway17 and if children, then heirs--heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
View on BibleGateway28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
View on BibleGateway1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
View on BibleGateway13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he 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.
View on BibleGateway57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
View on BibleGateway8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair;
View on BibleGateway9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
View on BibleGateway8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
View on BibleGateway12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. 13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
View on BibleGateway6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
View on BibleGateway2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
View on BibleGateway12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
View on BibleGateway14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
View on BibleGateway1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
View on BibleGateway2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
View on BibleGateway12 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
View on BibleGateway8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.
View on BibleGateway10 And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
View on BibleGateway20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
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