Hebrews 13:13
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13 Let us then go to him outside the camp and bear the abuse he endured.
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Hebrews 11:26
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26 He considered abuse suffered for the Christ[a] to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to the reward.
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Hebrews 11:26
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26 He regarded disgrace(A) for the sake of Christ(B) as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.(C)
Luke 6:22
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22 “Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you[a] on account of the Son of Man.(A)
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- 6.22 Gk cast out your name as evil
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1 Peter 4:14-16
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14 If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the spirit of glory,[a] which is the Spirit of God,[b] is resting on you.[c](A) 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, a criminal, or even as a mischief maker.[d](B) 16 Yet if any of you suffers as a Christian, do not consider it a disgrace, but glorify God because you bear this name.[e]
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1 Peter 4:14-16
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14 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ,(A) you are blessed,(B) for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. 15 If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. 16 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.(C)
Acts 5:41
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41 As they left the council, they rejoiced that they were considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.(A)
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Acts 5:41
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41 The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing(A) because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.(B)
1 Corinthians 4:10-13
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10 We are fools for the sake of Christ, but you are sensible people in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.(A) 11 To the present hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are naked and beaten and homeless,(B) 12 and we grow weary from the work of our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure;(C) 13 when slandered, we speak kindly. We have become like the rubbish of the world, the dregs of all things, to this very day.
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1 Corinthians 4:10-13
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10 We are fools for Christ,(A) but you are so wise in Christ!(B) We are weak, but you are strong!(C) You are honored, we are dishonored! 11 To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.(D) 12 We work hard with our own hands.(E) When we are cursed, we bless;(F) when we are persecuted,(G) we endure it; 13 when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage(H) of the world—right up to this moment.
2 Corinthians 12:10
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10 Therefore I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.(A)
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2 Corinthians 12:10
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10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight(A) in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships,(B) in persecutions,(C) in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.(D)
Matthew 27:39-44
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39 Those who passed by derided[a] him, shaking their heads(A) 40 and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”(B) 41 In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking him, saying, 42 “He saved others; he cannot save himself.[b] He is the King of Israel; let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.(C) 43 He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he wants to, for he said, ‘I am God’s Son.’ ”(D) 44 The rebels who were crucified with him also taunted him in the same way.
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Matthew 27:39-44
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39 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads(A) 40 and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days,(B) save yourself!(C) Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!”(D) 41 In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. 42 “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel!(E) Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe(F) in him. 43 He trusts in God. Let God rescue him(G) now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” 44 In the same way the rebels who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.
Matthew 16:24
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24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If any wish to come after me, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.(A)
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24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.(A)
Matthew 5:11
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11 “Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely[a] on my account.(A)
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11 “Blessed are you when people insult you,(A) persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.(B)
Hebrews 12:3
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3 Consider him who endured such hostility against himself from sinners,[a] so that you may not grow weary in your souls or lose heart.(A)
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Hebrews 12:3
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3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary(A) and lose heart.
Matthew 10:24-25
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24 “A disciple is not above the teacher nor a slave above the master;(A) 25 it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher and the slave like the master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household!(B)
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Matthew 10:24-25
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24 “The student is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his master.(A) 25 It is enough for students to be like their teachers, and servants like their masters. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul,(B) how much more the members of his household!
1 Peter 4:4
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4 They are surprised that you no longer join them in the same excesses of dissipation, and so they blaspheme.[a](A)
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4 They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you.(A)
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