PERSECUTION
Explore Bible verses that teach how to endure persecution and suffering for Christ. Find strength in God’s promises during times of opposition and hardship.
JOHN 15:18-20
John 15:18: If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before [it hated] you.
John 15:19: If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
John 15:20: Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep your's also.
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JAMES 5:10-11
James 5:10: Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
James 5:11: Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
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ACTS 8:1
And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
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REJOICING IN SUFFERING
Learn how to rejoice in suffering through Bible verses that encourage perseverance, hope, and trust in God’s good purpose even in the most challenging times.
MATTHEW 10:22
And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
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ROMANS 15:3
For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
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2 CORINTHIANS 4:10-11
2 Corinthians 4:10: Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
2 Corinthians 4:11: For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
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TAKING UP YOUR CROSS
Explore Bible verses that speak about the call to take up your cross. Learn what it means to live a sacrificial life in obedience to Christ.
REVELATION 2:10
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast [some] of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
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2 CORINTHIANS 4:10-12
2 Corinthians 4:10: Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
2 Corinthians 4:11: For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
2 Corinthians 4:12: So then death worketh in us, but life in you.
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ENDURING REJECTION
Discover Bible verses that teach how to endure rejection and find comfort in God’s love and approval. Learn how to handle rejection with grace.
MARK 8:34
# And when he had called the people [unto him] with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
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JOHN 15:25
But [this cometh to pass], that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
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MATTHEW 7:21-23
Matthew 7:21: # Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 7:22: Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Matthew 7:23: And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
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SHARING IN CHRISTS SUFFERINGS
Learn about the privilege of sharing in Christ’s sufferings. Explore Bible verses that encourage us to rejoice in the fellowship of His sufferings and grow closer to Him.
MATTHEW 5:3-12
Matthew 5:3: Blessed [are] the poor in spirit: for their's is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:4: Blessed [are] they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Matthew 5:5: Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Matthew 5:6: Blessed [are] they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Matthew 5:7: Blessed [are] the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Matthew 5:8: Blessed [are] the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Matthew 5:9: Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Matthew 5:10: Blessed [are] they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for their's is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:11: Blessed are ye, when [men] shall revile you, and persecute [you], and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Matthew 5:12: Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great [is] your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
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2 TIMOTHY 1:8-9
2 Timothy 1:8: Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
2 Timothy 1:9: Who hath saved us, and called [us] with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
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JOHN 10:27-28
John 10:27: My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
John 10:28: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any [man] pluck them out of my hand.
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