My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; {temptations: or, trials}

Blessed {is} the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy {are ye}: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding {and} eternal weight of glory;

Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you {from their company}, and shall reproach {you}, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? {shall} tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

For they verily for a few days chastened {us} after their own pleasure; but he for {our} profit, that {we} might be partakers of his holiness. {after...: or, as seemed good, or, meet to them}

In your patience possess ye your souls.

Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all. {offered: Gr. poured forth}

Blessed {are} they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I {am} more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.

Yet if {any man suffer} as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to {his} purpose.

Knowing {this}, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding {and} eternal weight of glory;

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? {shall} tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset {us}, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:

{We are} troubled on every side, yet not distressed; {we are} perplexed, but not in despair; {in despair: or, altogether without help, or, means}

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great {is} your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

{Who} passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. {Baca...: or, mulberry trees make him a well, etc} {filleth: Heb. covereth}

That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

In your patience possess ye your souls.

That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto. {there unto: or, to sufferings, or, to persecution}

But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every {branch} that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

Sorrow {is} better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. {Sorrow: or, Anger}

For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.

I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and {I know} the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but {are} the synagogue of Satan.

And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.

My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. {fixed: or, prepared}

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

But in all {things} approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, {approving: Gr. commending}

This {is} my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:

And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.

And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig {about thee, and} thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:

Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

Great {is} my boldness of speech toward you, great {is} my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.

Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

And whether we be afflicted, {it is} for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, {it is} for your consolation and salvation. {is effectual: or, is wrought}

Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward {is} great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.

And not only {this}; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, {even} by our father Isaac;