Philippians 1:28 And
in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them
an evident token of perdition,
but to you of salvation,
and that of God.
1 Thessalonians 3:3-
4 That no man should be
moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that
we are appointed thereunto. ... For verily, when we were with you,
we told you before that we should suffer tribulation;
even as it came to pass, and ye know.
2 Thessalonians 1:5 [
Which is] a
manifest token of the
righteous judgment of God, that ye
may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God,
for which ye also suffer: