From Groans to Glory

¹⁸ For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing^(A) with the glory^(B) that is going to be revealed to us.

¹⁷ For our momentary light affliction^[a](A) is producing for us an absolutely incomparable eternal weight of glory.^(B)

¹¹ No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields the fruit of peace^(A) and righteousness to those who have been trained by it.^(B)

¹³ Instead, rejoice as you share in the sufferings of the Messiah,^(A) so that you may also rejoice with great joy at the revelation^(B) of His glory.

About the Elders

5 Therefore, as a fellow elder and witness^(A) to the sufferings of the Messiah and also a participant in the glory about to be revealed,^(B) I exhort the elders among you:

¹⁰ Now the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory^(A) in Christ Jesus, will personally^[a] restore, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered a little.^[b]

Preparation for the Bowl Judgments

15 Then I saw another great and awe-inspiring sign^[a] in heaven:^(A) seven angels with the seven last plagues, for with them, God’s wrath will be completed.^(B)

The New Jerusalem

⁹ Then one of the seven angels, who had held the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues,^(A) came and spoke with me: “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”