Blessed (are) they which suffer persecution for righteousnes sake: for theirs is the kyngdome of heauen.
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TSK · Romans 5:3
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Possesse ye your soule by patience.
Who shall seperate vs from the loue of God? Shall tribulation or anguishe, or persecution, either hunger, either nakednesse, either peryll, either sworde?
They are the ministers of Christe, (I speake as a foole) I am more: in labours more aboundant, in stripes aboue measure, in pryson more plenteouslie, in death oft.
Wherfore I desire that ye faynt not in my tribulations for you, whiche is your glorie.
Yea, and though I be offered vp vpo the offeryng and seruice of your fayth, I reioyce, and reioyce with you all.
My brethren, count it all ioy whe ye fall into diuers temptations:
Yea, happy are ye if any trouble happen vnto you for ryghteousnes sake: Be not ye afrayde for any terrour of them, neither be ye troubled: