Suffering Defined

II Corinthians 12:10
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Suffering:

  • Infirmities
    • Weaknesses
    • Sickness
  • Reproaches
    • Insults
    • Mental Hurt
  • Needs
    • Hardships
    • Regard to one’s Advantage
  • Persecutions
    • Oppositions
    • Deogmo’s (Greek)
  • Distress
    • Troubles (Extreme Afflictions)
    • Calamities

Psalm 119:71
My suffering was good for me, for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees.

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