Afflictions and Adversities

Nave's Topical Bible

Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.

• Romans 8:18 NT

  For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us.

• 2 Corinthians 4:17 NT

  For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory,

• Psalms 30:5 OT

  For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

• Psalms 103:9 OT

  He will not always accuse; neither will he stay angry forever.

• Isaiah 54:7 OT

  “For a small moment I have forsaken you, but I will gather you with great mercies.

• Isaiah 54:8 OT

  In overflowing wrath I hid my face from you for a moment, but with everlasting loving kindness I will have mercy on you,” says Yahweh your Redeemer.

• John 16:20 NT

  Most certainly I tell you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

• 1 Peter 1:6 NT

  Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved in various trials,

• 1 Peter 5:10 NT

  But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

• Job 5:17 OT

  “Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects. Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.

• James 5:11 NT

  Behold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the perseverance of Job, and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

• Psalms 126:5 OT

  Those who sow in tears will reap in joy.

• Psalms 126:6 OT

  He who goes out weeping, carrying seed for sowing, will certainly come again with joy, carrying his sheaves.

• Isaiah 61:2 OT

  to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,

• Isaiah 61:3 OT

  to provide for those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, that he…

• Matthew 5:4 NT

  Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

• 1 Peter 4:13 NT

  But because you are partakers of Christ’s sufferings, rejoice, that at the revelation of his glory you also may rejoice with exceeding joy.

• 1 Peter 4:14 NT

  If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.

• Matthew 24:9 NT

  Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name’s sake.

• John 15:21 NT

  But they will do all these things to you for my name’s sake, because they don’t know him who sent me.

• 2 Timothy 3:11 NT

  persecutions, and sufferings: those things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions. The Lord delivered me out of them all.

• 2 Timothy 3:12 NT

  Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

• Deuteronomy 8:5 OT

  You shall consider in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so Yahweh your God disciplines you.

• Psalms 119:75 OT

  Yahweh, I know that your judgments are righteous, that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.