The best Bible verses for suffering for families include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for suffering for families, each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast."1 Peter 5:10
"And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast."1 Peter 5:10
"trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow."1 Peter 1:11
"For it is commendable if a man bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God."1 Peter 2:19
"Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you."1 Peter 4:12
"But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed."1 Peter 4:13
"You became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit."1 Thessalonians 1:6
"For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows."2 Corinthians 1:5
"If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer."2 Corinthians 1:6
"And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort."2 Corinthians 1:7
"So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner. But join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God,"2 Timothy 1:8
"That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day."2 Timothy 1:12
"for which I am suffering even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But God’s word is not chained."2 Timothy 2:9
"persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them."2 Timothy 3:11
"Because of the suffering that your enemy will inflict on you during the siege, you will eat the fruit of the womb, the flesh of the sons and daughters the Lord your God has given you."Deuteronomy 28:53
"I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory."Ephesians 3:13
Scripture does not change for its audience, but which passages land does. The 15 verses below were chosen because they are accessible to suffering for families without being condescending — plain in their language, concrete in their imagery, and short enough to hold in mind.
The point is not a simplified Bible. It is picking the passages that already speak clearly, so the reader meets the text itself rather than a paraphrase of it.
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The most-cited Bible verses for suffering for families are 1 Peter 5:10, 1 Peter 1:11, 1 Peter 2:19. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to suffering for families across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for suffering for families, chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.