Compiled By Buzzy Sutherlin

Copyright 2002

Christian

Suffering

CHRISTIAN SUFFERING

You never have to suffer anything that Jesus redeemed you

from in the death, burial, and resurrection (The Cross).

Romans 5:8

King James But God commendeth His love toward

us, in that, while we were yet sinners,

Christ died for us.

Hebrews 9:12

King James Neither by the blood of goats and

calves, but by His own blood, he en-

tered in once into the holy place, hav-

ing obtained eternal redemption for us.

Twentieth Century With His own blood…and obtained

our eternal deliverance.

Berkley Not with the blood of goats and

calves, but with His own blood he en-

tered…

Galatians 3:13

King James Christ hath redeemed us from the

curse of the law, being made a curse

for us: for it is written, cursed is every

one that hangeth on a tree.

Laubach’s Christ has bought us from the curse.

He bought us by being cursed on the

cross.

Blackwelder By taking the curse upon Himself…

Stringfellow Having become a curse on our behalf.

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You never have to suffer anything that Jesus redeemed you

from in the death, burial, and resurrection (The Cross).

Romans 5:8

King James But God commendeth His love toward

us, in that, while we were yet sinners,

Christ died for us.

Hebrews 9:12

King James Neither by the blood of goats and

calves, but by His own blood, he en-

tered in once into the holy place, hav-

ing obtained eternal redemption for us.

Twentieth Century With His own blood…and obtained

our eternal deliverance.

Berkley Not with the blood of goats and

calves, but with His own blood he en-

tered…

Galatians 3:13

King James Christ hath redeemed us from the

curse of the law, being made a curse

for us: for it is written, cursed is every

one that hangeth on a tree.

Laubach’s Christ has bought us from the curse.

He bought us by being cursed on the

cross.

Blackwelder By taking the curse upon Himself…

Stringfellow Having become a curse on our behalf.

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Bruce But Christ has redeemed us form the

curse which the law pronounces, and

He has done so by submitting to a

curse on our behalf…

The curse of the law that we have been redeemed, or set free

from, was three fold (sin, sickness, and poverty). We are

redeemed, or set free, from the curse Jesus bore for us.

THE CURSE OF THE LAW (OR THE BROKEN LAW)

We are not under the (covenant, also know as Old

Testament) but under grace (New Covenant or New

Testament)

The Curse

Deuteronomy 28:15-19

King James But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt

not hearken unto the voice of the Lord

thy God, to observe to do all His com-

mandments and His statutes which I

command thee this day: that all these

curses shall come upon thee, and over-

take thee:

V16- Cursed shalt thou be in the city,

and cursed shalt thou be in the field.

V17- Cursed shall be thy basket and

thy store.

V18- Cursed shall be the fruit of thy

body, and the fruit of thy kind, and the

flocks of thy sheep.

V19- Cursed shalt thou be when thou

comest in, and cursed shalt thou be

when thou goest out.

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Deuteronomy 28:21-22, 27-29

King James The Lord shall make the pestilence

cleave unto thee, until He has con-

sumed thee from off the land, whither

thou goest to possess it.

V22- The Lord shall smite thee with a

consumption, and with a fever, and

with an information, and with an ex-

treme burning, and with the sword,

and with blasting, and with mildew;

and they shall purse thee until thou

perish.

V27- The Lord will smite thee with

the botch of Egypt, and with the

emerods, and with the scab, and with

the itch, whereof thou canst not be

healed.

V28- The Lord shall smite the with

madness, and blindness, and astonish-

ment of heart:

V29- And thou shalt grope at noon-

day, as the blind gropeth in darkness,

and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways:

and thou shalt be only oppressed and

spoiled evermore, and no man shall

save thee.

Deuteronomy 28:32, 41

King James Thy sons and thy daughters shall be

given unto another people, and thine

eyes shall look, and fail with longing

for them all the day long: and there

shall be no might in thine hand.

V41- Thou shalt beget sons and

daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy

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them; form they shall go into captiv-

ity.

Deuteronomy 28:61

King James also every sickness, and every plague,

which is not written in the book of this

law, them will the Lord bring upon

thee, until thou be destroyed.

Read the whole 28th Chapter of Deuteronomy…

It lists the blessings that are ours and exactly what Jesus

has redeemed or freed us from.

Our Redemption

Isaiah 53:4

King James Surely He hath borne our griefs, and

carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem

Him stricken, smitten of God, and af-

flicted.

New English Yet on Himself He bore our suffer-

ings, our torments He endured, while

we accounted Him smitten by God,

struck down by disease and misery.

Isaiah 53:5

King James But He was wounded for our trans-

gressions, He was bruised for our iniq-

uities; the chastisement of our peace

was upon Him; and with His stripes

we are healed.

Moffatt …the blows that fell to Him have

brought us healing.

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Roth …by His stripes there is healing for us.

Knox … on Him the punishment fell that

brought us peace…

Lesser …through His bruises was healing

granted to us.

Isaiah 53:8

King James He was taken from prison and from

judgment: and who shall declare His

generation? For the living: for the

transgression of my people was he

stricken.

Isaiah 53:10

King James For the mountains shall depart, and the

hills be removed; but my kindness shall

not depart from thee, neither shall the

covenant of my peace be removed,

saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.

Young’s …and Jehovah hath delighted to bruise

Him, He hath made Him sick…

Lesser …but the Lord was pleased to crush

Him through disease…

Isaiah 53:11

King James He shall see of the travail of His soul,

and shall be satisfied; by His

knowledge shall my righteous servant

justify many; for He shall bear their

iniquity.

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Ephesians 1:7

King James In whom we have redemption through

His blood, the forgiveness of sins, ac-

cording to the riches of His grace;

KB We have redemption, now!

Colossians 1:13-14

King James Who hath delivered us from the power

of darkness, and hath translated us into

the kingdom of His dear son:

V14- In whom we have redemption

through His blood, even the for-

giveness of sins:

Romans 5:8

King James But God commendeth His love toward

us, in that, while we were yet sinners,

Christ did for us.

John 3:16

King James For God do loved the world, that He

gave His only begotten Son, that who-

soever believeth in His should not per-

ish, but have ever everlasting life.

II Corinthians 5:21

King James For He hath made Him to be sin for us,

who knew no sin; that we might be

made the righteousness of God in

Him.

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Blackwelder In our behalf God identified Him with

everything in the whole realm of sin in

order that by trusting Him we might

become (recipients) of God’s kind of

righteousness.

Street Letters The Father took the Son who never

had any evil in Him and lain the evil

in the universe on Him. (sin…

sickness…poverty)

Matthew 1:16-17

King James When the even was come, they

brought unto Him many that were pos-

sessed with devils: And He cast out

the spirits with His word, and healed

all that were sick.

Verse 17- That it might be fulfilled

which was spoken by Esaias the

prophet, saying, Himself took our in-

firmities, and bare our sicknesses.

Noli …He took our infirmities, and carried

away our sicknesses.

New English …He took away our illnesses and lift-

ed our diseases from us.

Translators New …He took away our illnesses and car-

ried away our diseases.

New Life …He took on Himself our sicknesses

and carried away our diseases.

I Peter 3:18

King James For Christ also hath once suffered for

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sins, the just for the unjust, that He

might bring us to God, being put to

death in the flesh, but quickened by

the spirit;

I Peter 2:28

King James Who His own self bare our sins in His

own body on the tree, that we, being

dead to sins, should live unto right-

eousness: By whose stripes ye were

healed.

Greber New …By His death wounds, you yourself

have bee healed…

Wuest …By means of whose bleeding stripe*

(*singular) you were healed.

II Corinthians 8:9

King James For ye know the grace of our Lord Je-

sus Christ, that, though He was rich,

yet for our sakes He became poor, that

ye through His poverty might be rich.

Ben Johnson You know the unconditional love of

our Lord Jesus Christ, He had all the

wealth of God and He became a pau-

per so that through, His poverty we

could be wealthy.

Wuest …by means of His poverty you might

be made wealthy.

III John 2

King James Beloved, I wish above all things that

thou mayest prosper and be in health, 9

even as thy soul prospereth.

Jesus has redeemed us; freed us from sin (spiritual death)…

sickness and poverty. We do not have to suffer what Jesus

has (past tense) suffered for us.

How do Christians suffer?

Let us define the bible definition of suffering……

Suffering…Vines Expository Dictionary of the New

Testament Words says…afflictions…problems…mental

anguish…sorrow…to let go…to send away…to endure…

to bear with…to be ill treated…evil entreated to be done

wrong…injustice…to suffer hardship…to suffer trouble…

to lay down…to let alone…to suffer loss…to put up with

…to undergo discomfort

We never have to suffer anything that Jesus suffered in His

redemptive work. Suffering becomes Victorious when any-

one bears up, with cheerfulness, under great Calamities. It

requires more courage to suffer through to victory, that to

die.

Scriptures on Christian Suffering

II Timothy 3:12

King James Yea, and all that will live Godly in

Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

Knox …who are resolved to live a holy life.

J.B. Phillips Persecution is inevitable for those who

are determined to live really Christian

lives.

(A true Christian is a threat to the kingdom of darkness

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...satan.)

Mark 10:28-30

King James Then Peter began to say unto Him, lo,

we have left all, and have followed

thee.

Translators New Peter said to him, ‘What about us?

We have left everything and have fol-

lowed you.’

King James V29- And Jesus answered and said,

verily I say unto you, there is no man

that hath left house, or brethren, or

sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or

children, or lands for my sake, and the

gospels

V30- But He shall receive an hundred-

fold now in this time, houses, and

brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and

children, and lands, with persecutions;

and in the world to come eternal life.

J.B. Phillips …though not without persecutions

Message …but also in troubles.

(For Jesus sake and the gospel)

Acts 9:16

(Paul – Suffer for Jesus and gospel)

King James For I will shew him how great things

he must suffer for my name’s sake.

II Corinthians 1:6

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King James And whether we be afflicted, it is for

your consolation an salvation, which

is effectual in the enduring of the same

sufferings which we also suffer: or

whether we be comforted, it is for

your consolation and salvation.

Street Letters So when you get it rough, the result is

that you get enough comfort and

strength to spread to every life you

touch.

N Berk When we are troubled, it is for your

comfort and salvation. When we are

comforted, it is for the encouragement

that you experience in the enduring of

the same suffering we endure.

II Corinthians 11:23-28

King James Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak

as a fool) I am more: in labours more

abundant, in stripes above measure, in

prisons more frequent, in death oft.

Cotton Patch I’m talking like I’m nuts – I have it all

over them.

Here’s my score:

Days on the work gage…lost count

Number times in jail…lost count

Number times beaten up…too many

Faced with death…quite often

King James V24- …of the Jews five times re-

ceived I forty stripes save one.

Cotton Patch V24- The usual mauling by the state

patrol – five times.

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King James V25- Thrice was I beaten with rods,

once was I stoned, thrice I suffered

shipwreck, a night and a day I have

been in the deep;

Cotton Patch V25-…beat with blackjack…three

times, shot…once, car wrecks…three,

day and night in the swamp…once

King James V26- In journeys often, in perils of

waters, in perils of robbers, in perils

by my own countrymen, in perils by

the heathen, in perils in the city, in

perils in the wilderness, in perils in the

sea, in perils among false brethren;

Twentieth Century V26- My journeys have been many. I

have been through dangers from riv-

ers, dangers from robbers, dangers

from my own people, dangers from

the gentiles, dangers in towns, dangers

in the country, dangers on the sea,

dangers among false brothers.

King James V27- In weariness and painfulness, in

watchings often, in hunger and thirst,

in fastings often in cold and nakedness

Twentieth Century V27- I have been through toil and

hardship. I have passed many a sleep-

less night; I have endured hunger and

thirst; I have often been without food;

I have known cold and nakedness.

King James V28- Beside those things that are

without, that which cometh upon me

daily, the care of all the churches.

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J.B. Phillips V28- Apart from all external trials I

have the daily burden of responsibility

for all the churches.

II Corinthians 12:1-11

King James It is not expedient for me doubtless to

glory. I will come to visions and reve-

lations of the Lord.

V2- I knew a man in Christ above

fourteen years ago, (whether in the

body, I cannot tell; or whether out of

the body, I cannot tell; God knoweth)

such a one caught up to the third heav-

en.

V3- And I knew such a man (whether

in the body, or out of the body, I can-

not tell: God knoweth)

V4- How that he was caught up into

paradise, and heard unspeakable

words, which is not lawful for a man

to utter.

V5- Of such an one will I glory: yet of

myself I will not glory, but in my in-

firmities

V6- For though I would desire to glo-

ry, I shall not be a fool; for I will say

the truth: but now I forbear, lest any

man should think of me above that

which he seeth me to be, or that he

heareth of me.

King James V7- And lest I should be exalted

above measure through the abundance

of the revelations, there was given to

me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger

of satan to buffet me, lest I should be

exalted above measure.

Message V7- Satan’s angel did his best to get 14

me down…

King James V8- For this thing I besought the Lord

thrice, that it might depart from me.

King James V9- And he said unto me, my grace is

sufficient for thee: for my strength is

made perfect in weakness. Most glad-

ly therefore will I rather glory in my

infirmities, that the power of Christ

may reset upon me.

Overby V9- For divine power is realized in

proportion as human power dies away.

King James V10- Therefore I take pleasure in in-

firmities. In reproaches, in necessities,

in persecutions, in distresses for

Christ’s sake: for when I am weak,

then am I strong.

Verse 11- I am become a fool in glo-

rying: ye have compelled me: for I

ought to have been commended of

you: for in nothing am I behind the

very chiefest apostles, though I be

nothing

Goodspeed V11- I have been making a fool of

myself, but you forced me to do it,

when you ought to have been express-

ing your approval of me. For I am not

a bit inferior to your superfine apos-

tles, even if I am nobody!

I Corinthians 12:26

King James And whether one member suffer, all

the members suffer with it; or one

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member be honoured, all the members

rejoice with it.

Charles Williams If one part suffers, all the parts suffer

with it. If one part receives an honor,

all the parts can share its joy.

Romans 2:4

King James Or despisest thou the riches of His

goodness and the forebearance and

longsuffering; not knowing that the

vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:

Romans 9:22

King James What if God, willing to shew His

wrath, and to make His power known,

endured with much longsuffering the

vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:

Romans 8:16-17

King James The spirit itself beareth witness with

our spirit, that we are the children of

God:

V17- and if Children, then heirs: heirs

of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if

so be that we suffer with Him, that we

may be also glorified together.

Cotton Patch V17- provided, of course, that we

identify with His suffering in order to

join in His reward.

S.C. Carpenter V17- we are qualified to inherit all

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that God gives, sharing the inheritance

that Christ has won for us. Partners

with Him in His cross and passion,

and partners with him in His glory.

Romans 8:18

King James For I reckon that the sufferings of this

present time are not worthy to com-

pared with the glory which shall be

revealed to you.

Amplified But what of that? For I consider that

the sufferings of this present time (this

present life) are not worth being com-

pared with the glory that is about to be

revealed to us an in us and for us, and

conferred on us!

Blackwelder Actually, I regard the sufferings of this

present period unworthy of considera-

tion in view of the glory about to be

unveiled with reference to us.

Goodspeed …not to be compared with the glory

that is to burst upon us.

Galatians 3:3-4

King James Are ye so foolish? Having begun in

the spirit, are ye now made perfect by

the flesh?

Barclay V3- You began in the spirit. Are you

going to end up by trying to win salva-

tion by doing something to your body?

King James V4- Have ye suffered so many things

in vain? If it be yet in vain.

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Barclay V4- Are you simply going to write off

all the great facts of your Christian

experience? Surely it cannot all go for

nothing!

Wey V4- Have you experienced so much to

no purpose – If indeed it has been to

no purpose…

Galatians 5:22

King James But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy,

peace, longsuffering, gentleness,

goodness, faith.

Distilled The Holy Spirit in your heart…

produces beautiful graces needing no

control.

Take notice… Fruit grows as you put it into action…not

automatically. These fruits are in your born-again spirit,

because the Holy Spirit is dwelling in your spirit.

Ephesians 4:1-3

King James I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord,

beseech you that ye walk worthy of

the vocation wherewith are called

Doddr …let there be nothing in your temper

and conduct beneath the dignity to

which you are raised.

King James V2- With all lowliness and meekness,

with longsuffering, forebearing one

another in love.

Knox V2- You must be always humble, al-

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ways gentle; patient, too, in bearing

with one another’s faults, as charity

bids.

J.B. Phillips V2- …Making allowances for one an-

other because you love one another.

Cornish V2-…to be patient, not hard on one

another…

Translators New V2- Show your love by being tolerant

with one another.

Wand V2- …support one another in love.

King James V3- Endeavoring to keep the unity of

the spirit in the bond of peace.

Carpenter V3- Our unity is from above. It is

born out of the fact that we have all

been baptized into the one body, and

have all been made to drink of the one

spirit. Strive to maintain that God-

created harmony.

Philippians 1:29

King James For unto you it is given in the behalf

of Christ, not only to believe on Him,

but also to suffer for His sake;

For Jesus’ sake and proclaiming the mighty gospel.

Romans 1:16

King James For I am not ashamed of the gospel of

Christ: for it is the power of God unto

salvation to every one that believeth…

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Colossians 3:12

King James Put on therefore, as the elect of God,

holy and beloved bowels of mercies,

kindness, humbleness of mind, meek-

ness, long-suffering;

J.B. Phillips God’s picked representatives of the

new humanity, purified and beloved of

God Himself; be merciful in action,

kindly in heart, humble in mind, ac-

cept life and be most patient.

I Thessalonians 2:14

King James For ye, brethren, became followers of the

churches of God which in Judea are in Christ

Jesus: For ye also have suffered like things of

you own countrymen, even as they have of the

Jews.

Goodspeed For you brothers, followed the exam-

ple of God’s churches in Judea that are

in union with Christ Jesus…

Wey …see that you endured the same ill-

treatment…

Conybeare …in asmuch as you suffered the like

persecution from your own country-

men…

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II Timothy 2:8-12

King James Remember that Jesus Christ of the

seed of David was raised from the

dead according to my gospel:

V9- Wherein I suffer trouble, as an

evil doer, even unto bonds; but the

word of God is not bound.

V10- Therefore endure all things for

the elect’s sakes, that they may also

obtain the salvation which is in Christ

Jesus with eternal glory.

V11- It is a faithful saying: for if we

be dead with Him, we shall also live

with Him;

V12- If we suffer, we shall also reign

with Him: if we deny Him, He also

will deny us:

II Timothy 3:1-11

King James This know also, that in the last days

perilous times shall come.

V2- For men shall be lovers of their

own selves, covetous, boasters, proud,

blasphemers, disobedient to parents,

unthankful, unholy.

V3- Without natural affection,

trucebreakers, false accusers, inconti-

nent, fierce, despisers of those that are

good,

V4- Traitors, heady, high-minded, lov-

ers of pleasures more than lovers of

God;

V5- Having a form of Godliness, but

denying the power thereof, from such

turn away.

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V6-For of this sort are they which

creep into houses, and lead captive

silly women laden with sins, led away

with divers lusts.

V7- Ever learning, and never able to

come to the knowledge of the truth.

V8- Now as Jannes and Manbres with-

stood Moses, so do these also resist

the truth: Men of corrupt minds, rep-

robate concerning the faith.

V9- But they shall proceed not further:

for their folly shall be manifest unto

all men, as theirs also was.

V10- But thou hast fully known my

doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith

long-suffering, charity, patience,

V11- Persecutions, afflictions, which

came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium,

at Lystra; what persecutions I endured

but out of them all the Lord delivered

me.

Twentieth Century V11- The Lord brought me safe out of

all!

II Timothy 3:12

King James Yea, and all that will live Godly in

Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

Suffering persecution is never for our sin…sickness…or

poverty.

II Timothy 4:10,14

King James For Demas hath forsaken me, having

loved this present world, and is depart-

ed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Ga-

latia, Titus unto Dalmatia. 22

V14- Alexander the coppersmith did

me much evil: The Lord reward him

according to his works.

Walking in love with those who have forsaken you and who

say hurtful things about you is suffering for Jesus and the

gospel. If you do not defend or respond, to justify yourself,

then you will stay happy.

I Peter 3:14,16

King James But and if ye suffer for righteousness’

sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid

of their terror, neither be troubled;

V16- Having a good conscience; that,

whereas they speak evil of you, as of

evildoers, they may be ashamed that

falsely accuse your good conversation

in Christ.

Hebrews 2:18

King James For in that He Himself hath suffered

being tempted, He is able to succor

them that are tempted.

Way He (Jesus) in His humanity suffered

through temptation.

Succor…Vines…The help of a wealthy man.

Example (suffer temptation)

Not to Tithe…Quit because of financial pressures.

Suffer…In Hebrews 2:18…Antagonism of the devil.

Remember…The devil is a liar. He comes to steal…kill…

destroy.

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What the devil says, and devil-inspired people say…the op-

posite is true.

Ephesians 4:27

King James Neither give place to the devil.

Wand It is when we are in a sulky frame of

mind that the devil has his greatest

opportunity.

Guard your mind with praise…Honoring our Lord….

With thanksgiving…Giving glory to Jesus.

The choice is ours!!!

I Peter 5:10

King James But the God of all grace, who hath

called us unto His eternal glory by

Christ Jesus, after that ye have suf-

fered a while, make you perfect, estab-

lish, strengthen, and settle you.

NEB And the God of all grace, who called

you into His eternal glory in Christ,

will Himself, after your brief suffering

restore, establish, and strengthen you

on a firm foundation.

Message The suffering won’t last forever. It

won’t be long before this generous

God who has great plans for us in

Christ – eternal and glorious plans

they are – will have you put together

and on your feet for good. He gets the

last word; Yes, He does.

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II Timothy 4:18

King James And the Lord shall deliver me from

every evil work, and will preserve me

unto His heavenly kingdom: to whom

be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Amen……..

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