Bible verses about "struggles" | ACV

¹ There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was perfect and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil. ² And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters. ³ His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-donkeys, and a very great household, so that this man was the greatest of all the sons of the east. ⁴ And his sons went and held a feast in the house of each one upon his day, and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. ⁵ And it was so, when the days of their feasting were completed, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts. Thus Job did continually. ⁶ Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before LORD, that Satan also came among them. ⁷ And LORD said to Satan, From where do thou come? Then Satan answered LORD, and said, From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it. ⁸ And LORD said to Satan, Have thou considered my servant Job? For there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil. ⁹ Then Satan answered LORD, and said, Does Job fear God for nothing? ¹⁰ Have thou not made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he has, on every side? Thou have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. ¹¹ But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce thee to thy face. ¹² And LORD said to Satan, Behold, all that he has is in thy power, only upon himself do not put forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of LORD. ¹³ And it fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house, ¹⁴ that there came a messenger to Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them, ¹⁵ and the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away. Yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword, and only I alone have escaped to tell thee. ¹⁶ While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God fell from heaven, and has burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them, and only I alone have escaped to tell thee. ¹⁷ While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have taken them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword, and only I alone have escaped to tell thee. ¹⁸ While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house. ¹⁹ And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead, and only I alone have escaped to tell thee. ²⁰ Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshiped. ²¹ And he said, Naked I came out of my mother's womb, and naked I shall return there. LORD gave, and LORD has taken away, blessed be the name of LORD. ²² In all this Job did not sin, nor foolishly accuse God.

⁶ Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No man comes to the Father, except by me.

¹⁹ Now the works of the flesh are apparent, which are, adultery, fornication, uncleanness, licentiousness, ²⁰ idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, strifes, jealousies, wraths, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions, ²¹ envyings, murders, intoxications, revelings, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, as I also did forewarn, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

¹⁹ Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit in you, which ye have from God? And ye are not your own, ²⁰ for ye were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and your spirit, which is of God.

²² Now it came to pass on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, also his disciples. And he said to them, Let us pass through to the other side of the lake. And they launched forth, ²³ but as they sailed he began to asleep. And a storm of wind came down on the lake, and they were filling up, and were in peril. ²⁴ And having approached, they awoke him, saying, Master, master, we are perishing. And having risen, he rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and it became calm. ²⁵ And he said to them, Where is your faith? And having feared, they wondered, saying to each other, Who then is this man, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?

³ For though walking in flesh, we do not war according to flesh. ⁴ For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty in God for the demolition of strongholds, ⁵ casting down imaginations, and every high thing exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought captive into the obedience of the Christ,

¹⁰ But why do thou criticize thy brother? Or also why do thou disdain thy brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. ¹¹ For it is written, I live, says the Lord, that every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will confess to God. ¹² So then each of us will give account about himself to God. ¹³ Let us not therefore criticize each other any more, but judge ye this instead, not to place a stumbling block to the brother, or a snare.

¹ But the man who is weak in the faith, do not receive for arguments of opinions.

²⁸ And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, who are the called according to purpose.

² Consider it all joy, my brothers, when ye encounter various trials, ³ knowing that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. ⁴ And let perseverance have a perfect work, so that ye may be perfect and complete, falling short in nothing.

¹³ No temptation has taken you except is common to man. But God is faithful who will not allow you to be tempted above what ye are able, but with the temptation will also make the way to escape, to enable you to endure.

¹⁰ And may the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus (after suffering a little while) himself thoroughly prepare you. He will establish, strengthen, and provide a foundation.