TSK · Philippians 1:29

"Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God's children, to those who believe in his name:

They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for Jesus' name.

confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into the Kingdom of God.

Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering works perseverance;

having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.