Luke 6:22
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22 (A)Blessed are you when men hate you,
And when they (B)exclude you,
And revile you, and cast out your name as evil,
For the Son of Man’s sake.
Matthew 5:10-12
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10 (A)Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 (B)Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of (C)evil against you falsely for My sake. 12 (D)Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for (E)so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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Matthew 10:22
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22 And (A)you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. (B)But he who endures to the end will be saved.
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1 Peter 4:12-16
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Suffering for God’s Glory
12 Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; 13 but rejoice (A)to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that (B)when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. 14 If you are [a]reproached for the name of Christ, (C)blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. [b]On their part He is blasphemed, (D)but on your part He is glorified. 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a [c]busybody in other people’s matters. 16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this [d]matter.
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- 1 Peter 4:14 insulted or reviled
- 1 Peter 4:14 NU omits the rest of v. 14.
- 1 Peter 4:15 meddler
- 1 Peter 4:16 NU name
1 Peter 3:14
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14 (A)But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. (B)“And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.”
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1 Thessalonians 2:14-15
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14 For you, brethren, became imitators (A)of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus. For (B)you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, just as they did from the Judeans, 15 (C)who killed both the Lord Jesus and (D)their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not please God (E)and are [a]contrary to all men,
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- 1 Thessalonians 2:15 hostile
John 16:2
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2 (A)They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming (B)that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service.
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2 Timothy 3:11-12
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Philippians 1:28-30
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28 and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but [a]to you of salvation, and that from God. 29 For to you (A)it has been granted on behalf of Christ, (B)not only to believe in Him, but also to (C)suffer for His sake, 30 (D)having the same conflict (E)which you saw in me and now hear is in me.
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- Philippians 1:28 NU of your salvation
John 7:7
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7 (A)The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me (B)because I testify of it that its works are evil.
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Isaiah 66:5
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The Lord Vindicates Zion
5 Hear the word of the Lord,
You who tremble at His word:
“Your brethren who (A)hated you,
Who cast you out for My name’s sake, said,
(B)‘Let the Lord be glorified,
That (C)we may see your joy.’
But they shall be ashamed.”
John 12:42
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Walk in the Light
42 Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but (A)because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue;
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Isaiah 65:5
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5 (A)Who say, ‘Keep to yourself,
Do not come near me,
For I am holier than you!’
These [a]are smoke in My nostrils,
A fire that burns all the day.
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- Isaiah 65:5 Cause My wrath to smoke
1 Peter 2:19-20
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19 For this is (A)commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully. 20 For (B)what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God.
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1 Corinthians 4:10-11
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10 We are (A)fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ! (B)We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored! 11 To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed, and beaten, and homeless.
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Acts 24:5
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5 (A)For we have found this man a plague, a creator of dissension among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
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Acts 9:16
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16 For (A)I will show him how many things he must suffer for My (B)name’s sake.”
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John 17:14
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14 I have given them Your word; (A)and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, (B)just as I am not of the world.
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Luke 21:17
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17 And (A)you will be hated by all for My name’s sake.
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Matthew 10:39
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39 (A)He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.
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2 Corinthians 11:23-26
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23 Are they ministers of Christ?—I speak as a fool—I am more: (A)in labors more abundant, (B)in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, (C)in deaths often. 24 From the Jews five times I received (D)forty (E)stripes minus one. 25 Three times I was (F)beaten with rods; (G)once I was stoned; three times I (H)was shipwrecked; a night and a day I have been in the deep; 26 in journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, (I)in perils of my own countrymen, (J)in perils of the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;
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John 15:18-21
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The World’s Hatred
18 (A)“If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. 19 (B)If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet (C)because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember the word that I said to you, (D)‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. (E)If they kept My word, they will keep yours also. 21 But (F)all these things they will do to you for My name’s sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me.
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John 9:34
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34 They answered and said to him, (A)“You were completely born in sins, and are you teaching us?” And they [a]cast him out.
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- John 9:34 Excommunicated him
John 9:22-28
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22 His parents said these things because (A)they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone confessed that He was Christ, he (B)would be put out of the synagogue. 23 Therefore his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”
24 So they again called the man who was blind, and said to him, (C)“Give God the glory! (D)We know that this Man is a sinner.”
25 He answered and said, “Whether He is a sinner or not I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see.”
26 Then they said to him again, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?”
27 He answered them, “I told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?”
28 Then they reviled him and said, “You are His disciple, but we are Moses’ disciples.
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Luke 20:15
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15 So they cast him out of the vineyard and (A)killed him. Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
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