7 Bible Verses about Persecution Predicted

Watch out for people who will hand you over to the local councils and whip you in their synagogues.

"Then they'll hand you over to suffer and will kill you, and you'll be hated by all the nations because of my name.

"But before all these things take place, people will arrest you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake.

Remember what I told you: "A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.

You'll be thrown out of the synagogues. Yes, a time is coming when the one who kills you will think he's serving God.

Indeed, all who want to live a godly life in union with the Messiah Jesus will be persecuted.

Don't be afraid of what you are going to suffer. Look! The Devil is going to throw some of you into prison so that you may be tested. For ten days you will undergo suffering. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the victor's crown of life.