2 Timothy 3:12

The Value Of The Scriptures

¹¹ along with the persecutions and sufferings that came to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from them all. ¹² In fact, all those who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. ¹³ Evil people and impostors will become worse, deceiving and being deceived.

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Acts 14:22

strengthening the disciples by encouraging them to continue in the faith and by telling them, “It is necessary to pass through many troubles on our way into the kingdom of God.”

Titus 2:12

instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age,

Joshua 17:14

Joseph’s descendants said to Joshua, “Why did you give us only one tribal allotment as an inheritance? We have many people, because the Lord has been blessing us greatly.”

Psalm 37:12-15

The wicked person schemes against the righteous
and gnashes his teeth at him.

Matthew 5:10-12

Those who are persecuted for righteousness are blessed,
for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

Matthew 10:22-25

You will be hated by everyone because of My name. But the one who endures to the end will be delivered.

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.

Matthew 23:34

This is why I am sending you prophets, sages, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and hound from town to town.

Mark 10:30

who will not receive 100 times more, now at this time—houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields, with persecutions—and eternal life in the age to come.

Luke 14:26-27

“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, and even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

John 15:19-21

If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of it, the world hates you.

John 16:2

They will ban you from the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering service to God.

John 16:33

I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.”

John 17:14

I have given them Your word.
The world hated them
because they are not of the world,
as I am not of the world.

1 Corinthians 15:19

If we have put our hope in Christ for this life only, we should be pitied more than anyone.

2 Corinthians 1:12

For this is our confidence: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with God-given sincerity and purity, not by fleshly wisdom but by God’s grace.

1 Thessalonians 3:3-4

so that no one will be shaken by these persecutions. For you yourselves know that we are appointed to this.

1 Timothy 2:2

for kings and all those who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

1 Timothy 3:16

And most certainly, the mystery of godliness is great:

He was manifested in the flesh,
vindicated in the Spirit,
seen by angels,
preached among the nations,
believed on in the world,
taken up in glory.

1 Timothy 6:3

If anyone teaches other doctrine and does not agree with the sound teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ and with the teaching that promotes godliness,

Titus 1:1

Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to build up the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,

Hebrews 11:32-38

And what more can I say? Time is too short for me to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,

1 Peter 2:20-21

For what credit is there if you sin and are punished, and you endure it? But when you do what is good and suffer, if you endure it, this brings favor with God.

1 Peter 3:14

But even if you should suffer for righteousness, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear or be disturbed,

1 Peter 4:12-16

Dear friends, don’t be surprised when the fiery ordeal comes among you to test you as if something unusual were happening to you.

1 Peter 5:9-10

Resist him and be firm in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world.

2 Peter 3:11

Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, it is clear what sort of people you should be in holy conduct and godliness

Revelation 1:9-10

I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of God’s word and the testimony about Jesus.

Revelation 7:14

I said to him, “Sir, you know.”

Then he told me:

These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation.
They washed their robes and made them white
in the blood of the Lamb.

Revelation 12:4

His tail swept away a third of the stars in heaven and hurled them to the earth. And the dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she did give birth he might devour her child.

Revelation 12:7-10

Then war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. The dragon and his angels also fought,