Some of What the Bible Says About Suffering, Trouble, and Tribulation

(logically compiled by Bill Stevenson)

Note: The more reasoning you do in determining the reasons for the logical ordering, and grouping, the more you
will be blessed.

Health-related
John 5:5-9 Matthew 17:15
Matthew 9:20 Luke 4:38
Luke 8:43 Acts 8:7
Mark 5:26

Protected from
Acts 28:3-6

Of Jesus Christ
Acts 3:18 Luke 17:25 Luke 24:26 Mark 15:34
John 5:15-16 Acts 26:22-23 Luke 24:46 1 Peter 2:21-24
John 15:20 Luke 9:22 Hebrews 2:9-10 1 Peter 5:1
Acts 17:1-3 Mark 8:31 Hebrews 2:18 2 Peter 3:9
Mark 9:12 Matthew 16:21 Hebrews 5:8 2 Peter 3:15-16a
Matthew 17:12 Luke 23:39:41 Hebrews 13:12

Of God the Father

Romans 2:4

Against Old Testament believers

Matthew 5:12 1 Peter 1:10-11
James 5:10-11 Acts 7:51-54
Hebrews 11:35b-40

Against Christians
Matthew 23:34 Colossians 1:24 1 Peter 1:6-7
Luke 11:45-51 1 Thessalonians 2:2 2 Thessalonians 1:3-5 & 11-12
Matthew 10:23 Acts 20:22-23 2 Timothy 2:3
Luke 21:12-20 Romans 8:17-18 2 Timothy 3:10-12
Acts 7:54-8:3 1 Thessalonians 2:14-16 2 Timothy 4:5
Acts 22:4-7 Romans 8:35 2 Corinthians 8: 1-2 & 11-14
Acts 26:11-15 Acts 14:21-22 1 Thessalonians 2:14
Acts 5:41 Romans 5:3 1 Corinthians 12:26
Acts 9:13-16 Matthew 5:10-11 & 44-45 Hebrews 10:32-34
Galatians 1:13 & 22-23 Romans 12:14 Hebrews 13:3
1 Timothy 1:12-16 Romans 12:12 Galatians 3:1-4
2 Corinthians 1:3-7 1 Peter 5:8-10 Galatians 4:19-23
1 Thessalonians 3:4 Philippians 1:29 Galatians 5:11
2 Corinthians 4:8-10 1 Corinthians 6:7 Ephesians 3:13
2 Corinthians 6:4-10 2 Timothy 2:24 1 Corinthians 7:25-28
Philippians 3:10-11 1 Peter 2:18-23 2 Corinthians 1:3-6
2 Timothy 1:8-12 1 Peter 3:14-17 2 Timothy 3:1-5
2 Timothy 2:9 2 Corinthians 7: 4-5 & 9-12 1 Corinthians 3:15
1 Corinthians 4:12-13 1 Peter 4:1-2
2 Corinthians 4:8-12 1 Peter 4:12-19

for non-Christians
Luke 6:25 Romans 1:27
Luke 8:37 Romans 2:6-11
Luke 13:1-3 2 Thessalonians 1:5-10
Matthew 23:33

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For both Christians and non-Christians in fulfillment of prophecy
Mark 13:8
Matthew 24:6-13
Mark 4:16-17
Matthew 13:20-21
Revelation 2:9-10
Matthew 24:21-22
John 16:33
Revelation 7:13-16