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40 Powerful Bible Verses on Suffering – Encouragement from the New Testament & Isaiah

Discover 40 powerful Bible verses on suffering from the New Testament and the book of Isaiah. Find comfort, strength, and hope through God’s Word during trials and pain.
27 March 2025 by
Sajeeva Vahini

Here are 40 Bible verses on suffering from the New Testament and Isaiah:

New Testament

  1. Matthew 5:10-12 – Persecution for righteousness
  2. Matthew 10:22 – Hated for Christ’s name
  3. Matthew 16:24 – Take up your cross
  4. John 15:18-20 – The world will hate you
  5. John 16:33 – Take heart, I have overcome the world
  6. Acts 5:41 – Rejoicing in suffering for Christ
  7. Acts 14:22 – Entering the kingdom through tribulation
  8. Romans 5:3-5 – Suffering produces endurance
  9. Romans 8:17-18 – Suffering and future glory
  10. Romans 12:12 – Patient in tribulation
  11. 1 Corinthians 10:13 – Temptation and escape
  12. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 – God’s comfort in affliction
  13. 2 Corinthians 4:8-10 – Pressed but not crushed
  14. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 – Light momentary affliction
  15. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 – Strength in weakness
  16. Galatians 6:2 – Bear one another’s burdens
  17. Philippians 1:29 – Suffering for Christ
  18. Philippians 3:10 – Fellowship in Christ’s sufferings
  19. Colossians 1:24 – Suffering for the church
  20. 2 Thessalonians 1:4-5 – Enduring persecutions
  21. 2 Timothy 1:8 – Share in suffering for the gospel
  22. 2 Timothy 2:3 – Suffer as a good soldier of Christ
  23. 2 Timothy 3:12 – All who desire to live godly will suffer
  24. Hebrews 2:10 – Jesus perfected through suffering
  25. Hebrews 5:8 – Jesus learned obedience through suffering
  26. Hebrews 10:32-34 – Endurance in suffering
  27. Hebrews 12:3-4 – Consider Christ’s suffering
  28. James 1:2-4 – Joy in trials
  29. James 5:10-11 – Patience of Job
  30. 1 Peter 2:19-21 – Suffering for doing good
  31. 1 Peter 3:14 – Suffering for righteousness’ sake
  32. 1 Peter 4:12-13 – Rejoice in suffering
  33. 1 Peter 5:10 – God will restore after suffering
  34. Revelation 2:10 – Be faithful unto death

Isaiah

  1. Isaiah 30:20 – The teacher in adversity
  2. Isaiah 40:29-31 – Strength for the weary
  3. Isaiah 41:10 – Fear not, for I am with you
  4. Isaiah 43:2 – Passing through fire and water
  5. Isaiah 53:3-5 – The suffering servant
  6. Isaiah 61:1-3 – Beauty for ashes

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