Galatians 4:29
But just as then the son who was conceived according to the flesh persecuted the son who was conceived according to the Spirit, so it is now.
Genesis 21:9
Nevertheless, when Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian whom Hagar had borne to Abraham making fun of Isaac,
Galatians 5:11
As for me, brothers, if I am still preaching the necessity of circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed.
Matthew 23:34-37
"That is why I am sending you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will whip in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
John 3:5
Jesus answered, "Truly, I tell you emphatically, unless a person is born of water and Spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
John 15:9
Just as the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. So abide in my love.
Romans 8:1
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in union with the Messiah Jesus.
Romans 8:13
For if you live according to human nature, you are going to die, but if by the Spirit you continuously put to death the activities of the body, you will live.
Galatians 4:23
Now the slave woman's son was conceived through human means, while the free woman's son was conceived through divine promise.
Galatians 6:12-14
These people who want to impress others by their external appearance are trying to force you to be circumcised, simply to avoid being persecuted for the cross of the Messiah.
1 Thessalonians 2:14-15
For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in union with the Messiah Jesus. You suffered the same persecutions from the people of your own country as they did from those Jews
Hebrews 10:33-34
At times you were made a public spectacle by means of insults and persecutions, while at other times you associated with people who were treated this way.