1Pet 1:6 Cross References

1 Peter 1:6

6: So be truly glad! There is wonderful joy ahead, even though it is necessary for you to endure many trials for a while.

1 Peter 5:10

  1. In his kindness God called you to his eternal glory by means of Jesus Christ. After you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation.

James 1:2

  1. Dear brothers and sisters, whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy.

Romans 12:12

  1. Be glad for all God is planning for you. Be patient in trouble, and always be prayerful.

Romans 5:2

  1. Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of highest privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God's glory.

Matthew 5:12

  1. Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted, too.

Isaiah 61:3

  1. To all who mourn in Israel, he will give beauty for ashes, joy instead of mourning, praise instead of despair. For the LORD has planted them like strong and graceful oaks for his own glory.

John 16:33

  1. I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world."

1 Peter 4:12

  1. Dear friends, don't be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you.
  2. Instead, be very glad--because these trials will make you partners with Christ in his suffering, and afterward you will have the wonderful joy of sharing his glory when it is displayed to all the world.

Psalms 34:19

  1. The righteous face many troubles, but the LORD rescues them from each and every one.

1 Corinthians 4:9

  1. But sometimes I think God has put us apostles on display, like prisoners of war at the end of a victor's parade, condemned to die. We have become a spectacle to the entire world--to people and angels alike.
  2. Our dedication to Christ makes us look like fools, but you are so wise! We are weak, but you are so powerful! You are well thought of, but we are laughed at.
  3. To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, without enough clothes to keep us warm. We have endured many beatings, and we have no homes of our own.
  4. We have worked wearily with our own hands to earn our living. We bless those who curse us. We are patient with those who abuse us.
  5. We respond gently when evil things are said about us. Yet we are treated like the world's garbage, like everybody's trash--right up to the present moment.

Psalms 119:28

  1. I weep with grief; encourage me by your word.

John 16:22

  1. You have sorrow now, but I will see you again; then you will rejoice, and no one can rob you of that joy.

Matthew 11:28

  1. Then Jesus said, "Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.

Acts 14:22

  1. where they strengthened the believers. They encouraged them to continue in the faith, reminding them that they must enter into the Kingdom of God through many tribulations.

Romans 5:11

  1. So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God--all because of what our Lord Jesus Christ has done for us in making us friends of God.

James 4:9

  1. Let there be tears for the wrong things you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy.

Luke 10:20

  1. But don't rejoice just because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered as citizens of heaven."

Hebrews 12:7

  1. As you endure this divine discipline, remember that God is treating you as his own children. Whoever heard of a child who was never disciplined?
  2. If God doesn't discipline you as he does all of his children, it means that you are illegitimate and are not really his children after all.
  3. Since we respect our earthly fathers who disciplined us, should we not all the more cheerfully submit to the discipline of our heavenly Father and live forever?
  4. For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how. But God's discipline is always right and good for us because it means we will share in his holiness.
  5. No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening--it is painful! But afterward there will be a quiet harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way.

1 Peter 1:7

  1. These trials are only to test your faith, to show that it is strong and pure. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold--and your faith is far more precious to God than mere gold. So if your faith remains strong after being tried by fiery trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.
  2. You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him, you trust him; and even now you are happy with a glorious, inexpressible joy.

Psalms 95:1

  1. Come, let us sing to the LORD! Let us give a joyous shout to the rock of our salvation!

Job 9:27

  1. If I decided to forget my complaints, if I decided to end my sadness and be cheerful,
  2. I would dread all the pain he would send. For I know you will not hold me innocent, O God.

Hebrews 11:35

  1. Women received their loved ones back again from death. But others trusted God and were tortured, preferring to die rather than turn from God and be free. They placed their hope in the resurrection to a better life.
  2. Some were mocked, and their backs were cut open with whips. Others were chained in dungeons.
  3. Some died by stoning, and some were sawed in half; others were killed with the sword. Some went about in skins of sheep and goats, hungry and oppressed and mistreated.
  4. They were too good for this world. They wandered over deserts and mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.

2 Corinthians 4:7

  1. But this precious treasure--this light and power that now shine within us--is held in perishable containers, that is, in our weak bodies. So everyone can see that our glorious power is from God and is not our own.
  2. We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken. We are perplexed, but we don't give up and quit.
  3. We are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going.
  4. Through suffering, these bodies of ours constantly share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies.
  5. Yes, we live under constant danger of death because we serve Jesus, so that the life of Jesus will be obvious in our dying bodies.

1 Peter 4:7

  1. The end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers.

James 1:9

  1. Christians who are poor should be glad, for God has honored them.

1 Samuel 2:1

  1. Then Hannah prayed: "My heart rejoices in the LORD! Oh, how the LORD has blessed me! Now I have an answer for my enemies, as I delight in your deliverance.

Isaiah 12:2

  1. See, God has come to save me. I will trust in him and not be afraid. The LORD GOD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation."
  2. With joy you will drink deeply from the fountain of salvation!

2 Corinthians 4:17

  1. For our present troubles are quite small and won't last very long. Yet they produce for us an immeasurably great glory that will last forever!

2 Corinthians 12:9

  1. Each time he said, "My gracious favor is all you need. My power works best in your weakness." So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may work through me.
  2. Since I know it is all for Christ's good, I am quite content with my weaknesses and with insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Psalms 35:10

  1. I will praise him from the bottom of my heart: "LORD, who can compare with you? Who else rescues the weak and helpless from the strong? Who else protects the poor and needy from those who want to rob them?"

Lamentations 3:32

  1. Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion according to the greatness of his unfailing love.
  2. For he does not enjoy hurting people or causing them sorrow.

2 Corinthians 11:23

  1. They say they serve Christ? I know I sound like a madman, but I have served him far more! I have worked harder, been put in jail more often, been whipped times without number, and faced death again and again.
  2. Five different times the Jews gave me thirty-nine lashes.
  3. Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. Once I spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea.
  4. I have traveled many weary miles. I have faced danger from flooded rivers and from robbers. I have faced danger from my own people, the Jews, as well as from the Gentiles. I have faced danger in the cities, in the deserts, and on the stormy seas. And I have faced danger from men who claim to be Christians but are not.
  5. I have lived with weariness and pain and sleepless nights. Often I have been hungry and thirsty and have gone without food. Often I have shivered with cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm.

Philippians 3:3

  1. For we who worship God in the Spirit are the only ones who are truly circumcised. We put no confidence in human effort. Instead, we boast about what Christ Jesus has done for us.

Galatians 5:22

  1. But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

2 Corinthians 6:10

  1. Our hearts ache, but we always have joy. We are poor, but we give spiritual riches to others. We own nothing, and yet we have everything.

1 Thessalonians 1:6

  1. So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord.

Psalms 69:20

  1. Their insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. If only one person would show some pity; if only one would turn and comfort me.

Psalms 119:75

  1. I know, O LORD, that your decisions are fair; you disciplined me because I needed it.

Psalms 9:14

  1. Save me, so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem's gates, so I can rejoice that you have rescued me.

Philippians 4:4

  1. Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again--rejoice!

Romans 9:2

  1. My heart is filled with bitter sorrow and unending grief

Luke 2:10

  1. but the angel reassured them. "Don't be afraid!" he said. "I bring you good news of great joy for everyone!

Isaiah 61:10

  1. I am overwhelmed with joy in the LORD my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness. I am like a bridegroom in his wedding suit or a bride with her jewels.

Luke 1:47

  1. How I rejoice in God my Savior!

Matthew 26:37

  1. He took Peter and Zebedee's two sons, James and John, and he began to be filled with anguish and deep distress.

Philippians 2:26

  1. Now I am sending him home again, for he has been longing to see you, and he was very distressed that you heard he was ill.
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