But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.

But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.

I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.

For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.

And our hope for you is sure, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you will share in our comfort.

Indeed, when we were with you, we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; and as you know, it has come to pass.

for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!

For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.

For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:

But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.

Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.

But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.

He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.

“I will gather those among you who grieve over the appointed feasts, so that you will no longer suffer reproach.

The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.

that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,

They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,

And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.

In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials

… for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.

But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”

So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.

If these men die a natural death, or if they suffer the fate of all men, then the LORD has not sent me.

And day after day you yourself will suffer from a severe illness, a disease of your bowels, until it causes your bowels to come out.’”