Bible Verses About
Trials
On hard seasons that test and refine — verses that reframe the trial as something being worked in you.
“My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;”
“And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;”
“Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:”
“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.”
“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”
“Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:”
“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”
“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;”
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
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Frequently asked
What does the Bible say about trials?
Scripture speaks to trials in passages such as James 1:2, Romans 5:3, 1 Peter 4:12. For example, James 1:2 says, “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;”
What is a well-known Bible verse about trials?
James 1:2 — “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;”