Here are 40 Bible verses on suffering from the New Testament and Isaiah:
New Testament
- Matthew 5:10-12 – Persecution for righteousness
- Matthew 10:22 – Hated for Christ’s name
- Matthew 16:24 – Take up your cross
- John 15:18-20 – The world will hate you
- John 16:33 – Take heart, I have overcome the world
- Acts 5:41 – Rejoicing in suffering for Christ
- Acts 14:22 – Entering the kingdom through tribulation
- Romans 5:3-5 – Suffering produces endurance
- Romans 8:17-18 – Suffering and future glory
- Romans 12:12 – Patient in tribulation
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 – Temptation and escape
- 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 – God’s comfort in affliction
- 2 Corinthians 4:8-10 – Pressed but not crushed
- 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 – Light momentary affliction
- 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 – Strength in weakness
- Galatians 6:2 – Bear one another’s burdens
- Philippians 1:29 – Suffering for Christ
- Philippians 3:10 – Fellowship in Christ’s sufferings
- Colossians 1:24 – Suffering for the church
- 2 Thessalonians 1:4-5 – Enduring persecutions
- 2 Timothy 1:8 – Share in suffering for the gospel
- 2 Timothy 2:3 – Suffer as a good soldier of Christ
- 2 Timothy 3:12 – All who desire to live godly will suffer
- Hebrews 2:10 – Jesus perfected through suffering
- Hebrews 5:8 – Jesus learned obedience through suffering
- Hebrews 10:32-34 – Endurance in suffering
- Hebrews 12:3-4 – Consider Christ’s suffering
- James 1:2-4 – Joy in trials
- James 5:10-11 – Patience of Job
- 1 Peter 2:19-21 – Suffering for doing good
- 1 Peter 3:14 – Suffering for righteousness’ sake
- 1 Peter 4:12-13 – Rejoice in suffering
- 1 Peter 5:10 – God will restore after suffering
- Revelation 2:10 – Be faithful unto death
Isaiah
- Isaiah 30:20 – The teacher in adversity
- Isaiah 40:29-31 – Strength for the weary
- Isaiah 41:10 – Fear not, for I am with you
- Isaiah 43:2 – Passing through fire and water
- Isaiah 53:3-5 – The suffering servant
- Isaiah 61:1-3 – Beauty for ashes