Bible verses about "struggles" | JuliaSmith

¹ A man as in the land of Uz, Job his name; and that man was blameless and upright, and fearing God, and departing from evil. ² And seven sons and three daughters will be born to him. ³ And his possession will be seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred pair of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and service exceedingly much; and that man shall be great above all the sons of the east. ⁴ And his sons went and made a drinking in the house, a man his day; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and drink with them. ⁵ And it will be that the days of drinking went round, and Job will send and consecrate them, and he rose early in the morning and brought up burnt-offerings for the number of them all: for Job said, Perhaps my sons sinned, and blessed God in their hearts. Thus did Job all the days. ⁶ And the day will be and the sons of God will come to stand before God, and also the adversary will come in the midst of them. ⁷ And Jehovah will say to the adversary, From whence wilt thou come? And the adversary will answer Jehovah, and say, From running to and fro in the earth, and from walking about in it. ⁸ And Jehovah will say to the adversary, Didst thou set thy heart to my servant Job? for none like him in the earth; a man blameless and upright, fearing God and departing from evil. ⁹ And the adversary will answer Yehovah and say, Did Job fear God gratuitously? ¹⁰ Didst thou, not hedge about him and about his house, and about all that is to him from round about? Thou didst bless the work of his hands, and his possession spread abroad in the earth. ¹¹ But send forth now thy band and tough upon all which is to him, if he will not bless thee upon thy face. ¹² And Jehovah will say to the adversary, Behold, all that is to him in thy hand: only upon him thou shalt not send. forth thy hand. And the adversary will go forth from the face of Jehovah. ¹³ And the day will be and his sons and daughters will be eating and drinking wine in the house of their brother, the first-born: ¹⁴ And a messenger came to Job; and he will say, The oxen were ploughing, and the he asses were feeding upon their hands. ¹⁵ And Sheba will fall and take them; they struck the young men by the month of the sword; and only shall escape, I alone, to announce to thee.. ¹⁶ This one yet speaking, and this came, and he will say, The fire of God. fell from the heavens, and it will burn upon the sheep and upon the young men, and it will devour them; and I shall escape, only I alone, to announce to thee. ¹⁷ This one yet speaking, and this came, and he will say, The Chaldeans set three heads, and they invaded upon the camels, and they will take them, and they struck the young men with the mouth of the sword; and I shall escape, only I alone, to announce to thee. ¹⁸ This yet speaking, and this came, and he will say, Thy sons and thy daughters Were eating and drinking wine in the house of their brother, the first-born: ¹⁹ And behold, a great wind came from beyond the desert., and it will touch upon the four corners of the house, and fall upon the young men, and they will die; and I shall escape, I only, to announce to thee. ²⁰ And Job will rise and rend his covering, and shave his head, and fall to the earth and worship. ²¹ And he will say, Naked I came forth from my mother's womb, and naked shall I turn back there: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah took; the name of Jehovah shall be blessed. ²² In all this Job sinned not, and gave not folly to God.

⁶ Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one comes to the Father, except by me.

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

¹⁹ And the works of the flesh are manifest, which are; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, licentiousness, ²⁰ Idolatry, charm, enmities, strifes, jealousies, wraths, intriguings, seditions, sects ²¹ Envyings, slaughters, drunkenness, revelries, and the like: to these which I foretell you, as I have also said before, that they doing such shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

²² And it was in one of the days, and he went into a ship, and his disciples: and he said to them, Let us pass through to the other side of the lake. And they led forth. ²³ And they sailing, he fell asleep: and a hurricane of wind came down upon the lake; and they were filled, and were in peril. ²⁴ And having come near, they awoke him, saying, Ruler ruler, we perish. And having risen, he censured the wind and heaving of water; and they ceased, and there was a calm. ²⁵ And he said to them, Where is your faith And having feared, they wondered, saying to one another, Who then is this! that also commands the winds and the waters, and they listen to him!

¹⁰ And why judgest thou thy brother? or why also despisest thou thy brother? for we shall all stand at the judgment seat of Christ. ¹¹ For it has been written, I live, says the Lord, for to me shall every knee bend, and every tongue acknowledge to God. ¹² So therefore shall each of us give word for himself to God. ¹³ Then let us no more judge one another: but rather judge ye this, not to put a stumble or offence to thy brother.

³ For walking in the flesh, we war not after the flesh: ⁴ (For the weapons of our warfare not fleshly, but powerful to God to the taking down of fortified places;) ⁵ Taking down reckonings, and every elevation lifted up against the knowledge of God, and taking captive every thought to the obedience of Christ;

¹ Him being weak in faith receive ye, not to judgments of conversations.

²⁸ And we know that to them loving God, all things work together for good, to them being called according to the setting up.

² Deem all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into various trials; ³ Knowing that the proof of your faith works patience. ⁴ And let patience have a perfect work, that ye be perfect and entire, being left behind in nothing.

¹³ No temptation except human has taken you and God faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able; but with the temptation will he also make an escape, that ye may be able to bear.

¹⁰ And the God of all grace, having called us to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, may he put you in proper order, having suffered a little time, may he support you, make firm, lay the foundation.