Bible Verses About Strain

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

And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.

For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:

And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;

Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.

Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.

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

Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?

Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me.

He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.

Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

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.

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.

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

And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.

My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.

The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.

For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.

We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

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

Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.

Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.

My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest.

Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,