09/05/2025
Persecution Against Christians
And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time
Daniel 12:1
Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.
John 16:2
And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.
Matthew 10:22
"Then they will deliver you up to tribulation, and put you to death; and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. And then many will fall away, and betray one another, and hate one another.
Matthew 24:9-10
For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.
Matthew 24:21
"For they trust to arms and acts of daring," he said, "but we trust in the Almighty God, who is able with a single nod to strike down those who are coming against us and even the whole world."
2 Maccabees 8:18
For he who touches you touches the apple of his eye:
Zechariah 2:8
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God; for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord."
Romans 12:19
As it is written, "For thy sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered."
Romans 8:36
Indeed all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted
2 Timothy 3:12
Do not wonder, brethren, that the world hates you.
1 John 3:13
And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
John 3:19
Remember the word that I said to you, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.
John 15:20
And if children, then heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
Romans 8:17
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal which comes upon you to prove you, as though something strange were happening to you.
But rejoice in so far as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. If you are reproached for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.
1 Peter 4:12-14
"If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.
John 15:18
But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven
Matthew 5:44-45
"Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do."
Luke 23:34
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.
Romans 12:14
And they may escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.
2 Timothy 2:26
"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:10
"Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so men persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Matthew 5:11-12
Beware of men; for they will deliver you up to councils, and flog you in their synagogues,
and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles. When they deliver you up, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
Matthew 10:17-20
But say whatever is given you in that hour, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.
Mark 13:11
And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious how or what you are to answer or what you are to say;
for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."
Luke 12:11-12
If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
John 15:19
For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities; for when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:10
If one suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but under that name let him glorify God.
1 Peter 4:16
If you are reproached for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.
1 Peter 4:14
Do not be ashamed then of testifying to our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel in the power of God
2 Timothy 1:8
"Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude you and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets.
Luke 6:22-23
Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will do right and entrust their souls to a faithful Creator.
1 Peter 4:19
We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.
2 Corinthians 4:8-10
For one is approved if, mindful of God, he endures pain while suffering unjustly. For what credit is it, if when you do wrong and are beaten for it you take it patiently? But if when you do right and suffer for it you take it patiently, you have God's approval. For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.
1 Peter 2:19-21
I John, your brother, who share with you in Jesus the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance
Revelation 1:9
I have said this to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."
John 16:33
Repay no one evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all.
Romans 12:17
"if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head."
Romans 12:20
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Revelation 2:10
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Romans 12:21
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
Psalms 23:4
But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, and stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.
Acts 13:50
Strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.
Acts 14:22
And endurance produces character, and character produces hope
Romans 5:4
But even if you do suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled
1 Peter 3:14
Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same thought, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin
1 Peter 4:1
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, establish, and strengthen you.
1 Peter 5:10
Because God tested them and found them worthy of himself
Wisdom 3:5
Accept whatever is brought upon you, and in changes that humble you be patient.
Sirach 2:4
Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 2:3
Behold, I have refined you, but not like silver; I have tried you in the furnace of affliction. For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned?
Isaiah 48:10-11
For every one will be salted with fire.
Mark 9:49
Therefore we ourselves boast of you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you are enduring. This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be made worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering
2 Thessalonians 1:4-5
To my shame, I must say, we were too weak for that! But whatever any one dares to boast of--I am speaking as a fool--I also dare to boast of that. Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.
Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one--I am talking like a madman--with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless beatings, and often near death. Five times I have received at the hands of the Jews the forty lashes less one. Three times I have been beaten with rods; once I was stoned. Three times I have been shipwrecked; a night and a day I have been adrift at sea; on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, danger from my own people, danger from Gentiles, danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brethren; in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure.
2 Corinthians 11:21-27
But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together upon him. Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him; and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. And as they were stoning Stephen, he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." And he knelt down and cried with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
Acts 7:57-60
They only heard it said, "He who once persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy."
Galatians 1:23
Preach the word, be urgent in season and out of season
2 Timothy 4:2
"Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent; for I am with you, and no man shall attack you to harm you; for I have many people in this city."
Acts 18:9-10
Except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me.
But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may accomplish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
Acts 20:23-24
Therefore let us go forth to him outside the camp and bear the abuse he endured. For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city which is to come.
Hebrews 13:13-14
But our commonwealth is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior
Philippians 3:20
He who says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.
1 John 2:6
Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
John 12:24-25
For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it
Galatians 1:13
9 "I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10 And I did so in Jerusalem; I not only shut up many of the saints in prison, by authority from the chief priests, but when they were put to death I cast my vote against them.
11 And I punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to make them blaspheme; and in raging fury against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.
Acts 26:9-11
And he said, "Who are you, Lord?" And he said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting;
Acts 9:5
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Romans 8:35
The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
Psalms 9:9
Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.
Acts 5:41
When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne;
Revelation 6:9
