Tribulation

TRIBULA'TION, noun [Latin tribulo, to thrash, to beat.] Severe affliction; distresses of life; vexations. In Scripture, it often denotes the troubles and distresses which proceed from persecution.

When tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, he is offended. [[Matthew 13#21|Matthew 13:21]].

In the world ye shall have tribulation [[John 16#33|John 16:33]].