Suffering

"The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers."

1 Chronicles 10:3

"Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me.”"

1 Chronicles 10:4

"For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last of all, like men sentenced to death. For we are made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and men."

1 Corinthians 4:9

"We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor."

1 Corinthians 4:10

"Even to this present hour we hunger, thirst, are naked, are beaten, and have no certain dwelling place."

1 Corinthians 4:11

"Being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the dirt wiped off by all, even until now."

1 Corinthians 4:13

"We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure."

1 Corinthians 4:12

"Why do we also stand in jeopardy every hour?"

1 Corinthians 15:30

"I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily."

1 Corinthians 15:31

"You foolish one, that which you yourself sow is not made alive unless it dies."

1 Corinthians 15:36

"Don’t be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you."

1 John 3:13

"(for they are your people and your inheritance, which you brought out of Egypt, from the middle of the iron furnace);"

1 Kings 8:51

"(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom),"

1 Kings 11:16

"When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon."

1 Kings 12:21

"He cried to Yahweh and said, “Yahweh my God, have you also brought evil on the widow with whom I am staying, by killing her son?”"

1 Kings 17:20

"After a while, the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land."

1 Kings 17:7

"When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is that you, you troubler of Israel?”"

1 Kings 18:17

"Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword."

1 Kings 19:1

"He said, “I have been very jealous for Yahweh, the God of Armies; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”"

1 Kings 19:10

"He said, “I have been very jealous for Yahweh, the God of Armies; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”"

1 Kings 19:14