Bible Verses About God's Response to Suffering

Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:

Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.

Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.

Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.

Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?

For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.

What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.

But when they in their trouble did turn unto the Lord God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;

Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.

Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?

The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.

Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.

And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.

It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

What do ye imagine against the Lord? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.

For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.

Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,