The experience of pain or distress, both physical and emotional. Scripture is thoroughly realistic about the place of suffering in the world and in the lives of believers. To become a Christian is not to escape from suffering, but to be able to bear suffering with dignity and hope.

This set of themes consists of the following:

5562 suffering, innocent
5564 suffering of Christ
5564 suffering of Christ
5565 suffering of believers
5566 suffering, encouragements in
5567 suffering, emotional aspects of
5568 suffering, causes
5569 hardship
5571 surgery