Bible Verses about “affliction”
The Bible contains 25 verses about affliction across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.”
“I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.”
“No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.”
“We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.”
“Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.”
“knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.”
“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations,”
“Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”
“I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world."”
“The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.”
“He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.”
“Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.”
“Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering works perseverance;”
“He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken.”
“and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope:”
“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.”
“Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,”
“Therefore we don't faint, but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.”
“For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;”
“Behold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.”
“It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn your statutes.”
“to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may terrify no more. For the Chief Musician. By David.”
“The humble shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise Yahweh who seek after him. Let your hearts live forever.”
“For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, Neither has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.”
“Yahweh, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,”