Afflictions Made Beneficial in Furthering the Gospel
Source: TTT
Acts 8:3, 4
But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison. / Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
Acts 11:19–21
Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews. / But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus. / The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
Philippians 1:12
Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel.
2 Timothy 2:9, 10
for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained! / For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
2 Timothy 4:16, 17
At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them. / But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.