Bible Verses for
Hard Times
Scripture for seasons that test you — hope that holds when everything shakes.
“And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;”
“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.”
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
“For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?”
“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;”
“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.”
“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 are good Bible verses for hard times?
Scripture speaks to hard times in passages such as Romans 5:3, Romans 15:13, Jeremiah 29:11. For example, Romans 5:3 says, “And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;”
What is a well-known Bible verse for hard times?
Romans 5:3 — “And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;”
What is a short Bible verse for hard times?
Romans 12:12 — “Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;”