Matthew 5:10

The Beatitudes

⁹ Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. ¹⁰ Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake: for their's is the kingdom in heaven. ¹¹ Blessed are ye, when they shall revile and persecute you, and lying, speak every thing evil against you for my sake.

Blessed are

Kingdom of Heaven

Matthew 5:3

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for their's is the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 6:22

Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from them, and shall revile you, and shall cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

2 Timothy 2:12

if we suffer with him, we shall also reign with him: if we renounce him, he also will renounce us:

Matthew 10:23

But when they shall persecute you in one city, flee unto another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not complete your circuit through the cities of Israel before the Son of man comes.

Matthew 25:34

Then shall the King say to those on his right-hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

Mark 10:30

who shall not receive an hundred-fold more now, at this very time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecution, and in the world to come life everlasting.

Luke 6:20

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

Luke 21:12

But before all these things, they will lay hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and to prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.

John 15:20

Remember the word which I spake unto you, The servant is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will persecute you also; if they have observed my words, they will observe your's also.

Acts 5:40

And to him they assented: and calling in the apostles, after scourging them, they commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and dismissed them.

Acts 8:1

BUT Saul was delighted with his execution. Now on that very day commenced a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and all, besides the apostles, were dispersed through the regions of Judea and Samaria.

Romans 8:35-39

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall distress of circumstances, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword?

1 Corinthians 4:9-13

For I think that God hath exposed us his apostles the last as devoted unto death. For we have been made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men.

2 Corinthians 4:8-12

We are afflicted on every side, yet not reduced to extremities; under difficulties, yet not in despair;

2 Corinthians 4:17

For our momentary light affliction worketh for us a transcendently far more exceeding eternal weight of glory;

Philippians 1:28

and not dismayed on any occasion by your adversaries; which is indeed the proof of perdition to them, but of salvation to you, and that from God.

2 Thessalonians 1:4-7

so that we ourselves make our boast of you among the churches of God, for your patience and fidelity under all your persecutions and afflictions which ye endure:

2 Timothy 3:11

the persecutions, the sufferings, which beset me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, yet out of them all the Lord delivered me.

James 1:2-5

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into various trials;

James 1:12

Blessed is the man who patiently supports temptation: for when he is proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to those who love him.

1 Peter 3:13-14

And who will do you harm if ye be imitators of him that is good?

1 Peter 4:12-16

Beloved, be not amazed at the fiery trial among you which is to bring you to the test, as though something strange happened to you;

1 John 3:12

Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one, and slew his brother: and wherefore did he slay him? Because his own works were wicked, and those of his brother righteous.

Revelation 2:10

Fear nothing from the things which thou shalt suffer: lo! the devil will cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have a ten day's tribulation: be thou faithful until death, and I will give thee a crown of life.