Matthew 5:11
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11 “God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers.
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1 Peter 4:14
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14 If you are insulted because you bear the name of Christ, you will be blessed, for the glorious Spirit of God[a] rests upon you.[b]
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Luke 21:17
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17 And everyone will hate you because you are my followers.[a]
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- 21:17 Greek on account of my name.
Mark 13:13
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13 And everyone will hate you because you are my followers.[a] But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
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- 13:13 Greek on account of my name.
Matthew 24:9
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9 “Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers.[a]
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- 24:9 Greek on account of my name.
Luke 6:22
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22 What blessings await you when people hate you and exclude you and mock you and curse you as evil because you follow the Son of Man.
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1 Peter 2:23
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23 He did not retaliate when he was insulted,
nor threaten revenge when he suffered.
He left his case in the hands of God,
who always judges fairly.
John 15:21
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21 They will do all this to you because of me, for they have rejected the one who sent me.
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Matthew 10:22
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22 And all nations will hate you because you are my followers.[a] But everyone who endures to the end will be saved.
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- 10:22 Greek on account of my name.
Isaiah 66:5
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5 Hear this message from the Lord,
all you who tremble at his words:
“Your own people hate you
and throw you out for being loyal to my name.
‘Let the Lord be honored!’ they scoff.
‘Be joyful in him!’
But they will be put to shame.
Matthew 10:39
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39 If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it.
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Revelation 2:3
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3 You have patiently suffered for me without quitting.
Matthew 19:29
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29 And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, for my sake, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will inherit eternal life.
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2 Corinthians 4:11
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11 Yes, we live under constant danger of death because we serve Jesus, so that the life of Jesus will be evident in our dying bodies.
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1 Corinthians 4:10
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10 Our dedication to Christ makes us look like fools, but you claim to be so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are so powerful! You are honored, but we are ridiculed.
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Romans 8:36
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36 (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”[a])
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Luke 21:12
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12 “But before all this occurs, there will be a time of great persecution. You will be dragged into synagogues and prisons, and you will stand trial before kings and governors because you are my followers.
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Luke 9:24
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24 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.
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Mark 8:35
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35 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it.
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Matthew 10:25
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25 Students are to be like their teacher, and slaves are to be like their master. And since I, the master of the household, have been called the prince of demons,[a] the members of my household will be called by even worse names!
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- 10:25 Greek Beelzeboul; other manuscripts read Beezeboul; Latin version reads Beelzebub.
Acts 9:16
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16 And I will show him how much he must suffer for my name’s sake.”
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Psalm 44:22
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22 But for your sake we are killed every day;
we are being slaughtered like sheep.
Mark 13:9
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9 “When these things begin to happen, watch out! You will be handed over to the local councils and beaten in the synagogues. You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell them about me.[a]
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- 13:9 Or But this will be your testimony against them.
Matthew 27:39
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39 The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery.
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Mark 4:17
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17 But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word.
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