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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- 11.26 Or the Messiah
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
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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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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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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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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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 16:24
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The Cross and Self-Denial
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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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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- 5.11 Other ancient authorities lack falsely
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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- 12.3 Other ancient authorities read such hostility from sinners against themselves
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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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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- 4.4 Or they malign you
Matthew 27:32
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The Crucifixion of Jesus
32 As they went out, they came upon a man from Cyrene named Simon; they compelled this man to carry his cross.(A)
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