What Does “Tribulation” Mean in the Bible?
Suffering, or a very hard trial.
A detail
- In the Bible: Paul and Barnabas encouraged the disciples: they said we must go through many tribulations to enter the kingdom of God.
Where it appears in the Bible
Acts 14:22; Acts 7:10
What the Bible says
Acts 14:22
Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith: and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God.
Acts 7:10
And delivered him out of all his tribulations: and he gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharao, the king of Egypt; and he appointed him governor over Egypt, and over all his house.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Dictionary.com, “tribulation”