- [Narrator] Trial and tribulation.
"Very truly, I tell you, you will weep and mourn,
but the world will rejoice and will have pain,
but your pain will turn into joy.
When a woman is in labor, she has pain
because her hour has come.
But when her child is born, she no longer remembers
the anguish because of the joy
of having brought a human being into the world.
So you have pain now, but I will see you again.
And your hearts will rejoice and no one
will take your joy from you."
John 16:20-22.
"Then the devil took Him to the Holy city
and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple saying to Him,
'if you are the Son of God, throw yourself down
for it is written, He will command His angels concerning you
and on their hands, they will bear you up,
so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.'
Jesus said to him, again, it is written.
Do not put the Lord, your God to the test."
Matthew 4:5-7.
"From everyone to whom much has been given,
much will be required and from the one to whom
much has been entrusted, even more will be demanded."
Luke 12:48.
"If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me
before it hated you.
If you belong to the world, the world would love you
as its own because you do not belong to the world,
but I've chosen you out of the world.
Therefore, the world hates you.
Remember the word that I said to you,
servants are not greater than their master.
If they persecuted me, they will persecute you.
If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.
But they all, will do all these things
to you on account of my name,
because they do not know Him who sent me.
If I had not come and spoken to them,
they would not have sin,
but now they have no excuse for their sin.
Whoever hates me, hates my Father also.
If I had not done among them,
the works that no one else did, they would not have sin,
but now they have sin and hated both me and my Father.
It was to fulfill the word that is written in their law.
They hated me without a cause."
John 15:18-25.
"Simon, Simon, listen,
Satan has demanded to sift all of you like wheat,
but I've prayed for you that your own faith may not fail.
And you, when, once you have turned back,
strengthen your brothers."
Luke 22:31-32.
"Pray that you may not come into the time of trial."
Luke 22:40.
"Father, if you're willing, remove this cup from me
yet, not my will, but yours be done.
Then the angel from heaven appeared to him
and gave him strength.
In his anguish, he prayed more earnestly
and his sweat became like drops of blood
falling down on the ground."
Luke 22:42-44.
"Now, my soul is troubled and what should I say,
Father save me from this hour.
Know, it is for this reason that I've come to this hour."
John 12:27.
"In a certain city, there was a judge who neither feared God
nor had respect for people.
In that city, there was a widow who kept coming to him
and saying, grant me justice against my opponent.
For a while, he refused but later he said to himself,
though, I have no fear of God and the respect for anyone
yet, because this widow keeps bothering me,
I will grant her justice so that she may not wear me out
by continually coming.
And the Lord said, listen to what the unjust judge says,
and will not God grant justice to His chosen ones,
who cry to Him day and night.
Will He delay long in helping them?
I tell you, He will quickly grant justice to them."
Luke 18:2-8.
"You will be hated by all because of my name,
but not a hair of your head will perish.
By your endurance, you will gain your souls."
Luke 21:17-19.
"Then he began to teach them that the Son of man
must undergo great suffering and be rejected by the elders,
the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed.
And after three days rise again,
He said all this quite openly and Peter took Him aside
and began to rebuke Him, but turning
and looking at His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said,
get behind me, Satan for you are setting your mind,
not on divine things, but on human things."
Mark 8:31-33.
"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
Matthew 5:10.
"Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you
and utter all kinds of evil against you,
falsely on my account."
Matthew 5:11.
"Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain
and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world
and their splendor and he said to Him, all these,
I will give you if you will fall down and worship me.
Jesus said to him, away with you, Satan,
for it is written, worship the Lord, your God,
and serve but only Him."
Matthew 4:8-10.
"When they bring you to trial and hand you over,
do not worry beforehand about what you were to say,
but say, whatever is given you at the time.
For it is not you who speak, but the Holy spirit."
Mark 13:11.
"And yours will be hated by all because of my name.
But the one who endures to the end will be saved."
Mark 13:13.
He said, "Abba, Father, for you all things are possible.
Remove this cup from me yet, not what I want,
but what you want."
Mark 14:36.
"He came and found them sleeping.
And he said to Peter, 'Simon, are you asleep?
Could you not keep awake one hour, keep awake and pray
that you may not come into the time of trial.'
The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."
Mark 14:37-38.
Jesus cried out with a loud voice.
"Eloi Eloi lama sabachthani,"
which means, "my God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
Mark 15:34.
"Went on their way, He entered a certain village
where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.
She had a sister named Mary who sat at the Lord's feet
and listened to what He was saying.
But Martha was distracted by her many tasks.
So she came to Him and asked,
'Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me
to do all the work by myself?
Tell her then to help me,'
but the Lord answered her, Martha, Martha, you are worried
and distracted by many things.
There is need of only one thing.
Mary has been chosen, the better part,
which will not be taken away from her."
Luke 10:30-34.
"Enter through the narrow gate for the gate is wide
and the road is easy, that leads to destruction.
And there are many who take it, for the gate is narrow
and the road is hard, that leads to life.
And there are few who find it."
Matthew 7:13-14.
"My Father, if this cannot pass,
unless I drink it, your will be done."
Matthew 26:42.
"And whenever you pray do not be like the hypocrites
for they love to stand and pray
in the synagogues and at the street corners
so that they may be seen by others.
Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward,
but whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door
and pray to your father who is in secret.
And your father who sees in secret, will reward you."
Matthew 6:5-6.
"And whenever you fast, do not look dismal
like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces,
so as to show others that they're fasting.
Truly, I tell you, that they have received their reward,
but when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face
so that your fasting, maybe seen not by others,
but by your Father who's in secret
and your Father who sees in secret,
will reward you."
Matthew 6:16-18.