12 ^pRejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

3 Not only that, but we ^wrejoice in our sufferings, ^xknowing that suffering produces endurance,

Paul’s Ministry to the Church

24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am ^yfilling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his ^zbody, that is, the church,

Testing of Your Faith

2 ^dCount it all joy, my brothers,¹ when you meet trials of various kinds,

6 In this you ^mrejoice, though now ⁿfor a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the ^otested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the ^prevelation of Jesus Christ.

13 But ^mrejoice insofar as you ⁿshare Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.