"To these hardships you were called because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example that you should follow in His footsteps." I Peter 2:21

"But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when His glory is revealed". 1 Peter 4:13

"For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows." 2 Cor 1:5

"For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us." Romans 8:18

"For our momentary light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison." 2 Cor 4:17