Matthew 24:9
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9 (A)“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake.
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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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John 15:19-20
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19 (A)If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet (B)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, (C)‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. (D)If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.
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Luke 21:16-17
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16 (A)You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relatives and friends; and they will put (B)some of you to death. 17 And (C)you will be hated by all for My name’s sake.
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Revelation 2:10
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10 (A)Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. (B)Be faithful until death, and I will give you (C)the crown of life.
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Luke 21:12
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12 (A)But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and (B)prisons. (C)You will be brought before kings and rulers (D)for My name’s sake.
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Mark 13:9-13
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9 “But (A)watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will [a]be brought before rulers and kings for My sake, for a testimony to them. 10 And (B)the gospel must first be preached to all the nations. 11 (C)But when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, [b]or premeditate what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, (D)but the Holy Spirit. 12 Now (E)brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. 13 (F)And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But (G)he who [c]endures to the end shall be saved.
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- Mark 13:9 NU, M stand
- Mark 13:11 NU omits or premeditate
- Mark 13:13 bears patiently
Matthew 10:17-22
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17 But beware of men, for (A)they will deliver you up to councils and (B)scourge you in their synagogues. 18 (C)You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. 19 (D)But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you should speak. For (E)it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak; 20 (F)for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
21 (G)“Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. 22 And (H)you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. (I)But he who endures to the end will be saved.
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Revelation 7:14
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14 And I said to him, [a]“Sir, you know.”
So he said to me, (A)“These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and (B)washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
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- Revelation 7:14 NU, M My lord
Revelation 6:9-11
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Fifth Seal: The Cry of the Martyrs
9 When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under (A)the altar (B)the souls of those who had been slain (C)for the word of God and for (D)the testimony which they held. 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, (E)“How long, O Lord, (F)holy and true, (G)until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” 11 Then a (H)white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them (I)that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.
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1 Peter 4:16
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16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this [a]matter.
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- 1 Peter 4:16 NU name
Acts 5:40-41
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40 And they agreed with him, and when they had (A)called for the apostles (B)and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. 41 So they departed from the presence of the council, (C)rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for [a]His name.
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- Acts 5:41 NU the name; M the name of Jesus
1 Thessalonians 2:14-16
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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, 16 (F)forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, so as always (G)to fill up the measure of their sins; (H)but wrath has come upon them to the uttermost.
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- 1 Thessalonians 2:15 hostile
Acts 4:2-3
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2 being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening.
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Revelation 2:13
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13 “I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
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Acts 21:31-32
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31 Now as they were (A)seeking to kill him, news came to the commander of the [a]garrison that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. 32 (B)He immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. And when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
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- Acts 21:31 cohort
Acts 7:59
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59 And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, (A)receive my spirit.”
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Luke 11:49
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49 Therefore the wisdom of God also said, (A)‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’
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Matthew 23:34
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34 (A)Therefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: (B)some of them you will kill and crucify, and (C)some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city,
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Acts 28:22
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22 But we desire to hear from you what you think; for concerning this sect, we know that (A)it is spoken against everywhere.”
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