Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:

And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.

I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.

To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.

For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.

Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:

For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.

Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.