It is given; given as a privilege. Compare 1 Peter 4:13-14.

In the behalf of Christ; for the purpose of honoring him. By enduring trials with a proper spirit, believers honor Christ as really as by active labors; and they have no more just reason to complain or be discontented when he visits them with adversity, than when he crowns them with prosperity; for in both he consults his glory, their highest good, and the good of his cause.

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Old Testament