TOPICAL BIBLE
Afflictions And Adversities
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Luke 15:19I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’Luke 15:20So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.Luke 15:21The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’Luke 15:22But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.Luke 15:23Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.Luke 15:24For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.Luke 18:1Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:Luke 21:18Yet not even a hair of your head will perish.Luke 21:19By your patient endurance you will gain your souls.Luke 22:42“Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”Luke 23:40But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment?Luke 23:41We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”Luke 23:46Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.John 9:2and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”John 9:3Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.John 11:3So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”John 11:4When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”John 14:1“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.John 14:16And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—John 14:18I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.John 14:27Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.John 15:2He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.John 15:18If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.John 15:20Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.John 15:21But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.John 16:20Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.John 16:22So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.John 16:33I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”John 18:11“Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”John 21:19Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. And after He had said this, He told him, “Follow Me.”Acts 4:29And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,Acts 4:30as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”Acts 7:59While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”Acts 7:60Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.Acts 8:24Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”Acts 12:5So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.Acts 13:10and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?Acts 13:11Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.Acts 14:22strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.Acts 16:23And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.Acts 16:24On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.Acts 16:25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.Acts 20:23I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me.Acts 21:14When he would not be dissuaded, we quieted down and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”Acts 23:11The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”Romans 5:3Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;Romans 5:4perseverance, character; and character, hope.Romans 8:17And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.Romans 8:18I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.Romans 8:20For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hopeRomans 8:28And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.Romans 8:35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?Romans 8:36As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”Romans 8:37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.Romans 8:38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,Romans 8:39neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.Romans 12:12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.Romans 12:15Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.Romans 15:4For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.1 Corinthians 10:5Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness.