Galatians 4:29
Yet at that time the child born in the course of nature persecuted the child born by the power of the Spirit; and it is the same now.
Galatians 5:11
If I, Brothers, am still proclaiming circumcision, why am I still persecuted? It seems that the Cross has ceased to be an obstacle!
Matthew 23:34-37
That is why I send you Prophets, wise men, and Teachers of the Law, some of whom you will crucify and kill, and some of whom you will scourge in your Synagogues, and persecute from town to town;
John 3:5
"In truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "unless a man owes his birth to Water and Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God.
John 15:9
As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; remain in my love.
Romans 8:1
There is, therefore, now no condemnation for those who are in union with Christ Jesus;
Romans 8:13
If you live in obedience to your earthly nature, you will inevitably die; but if, by the power of the Spirit, you put an end to the evil habits of the body, you will live.
Galatians 4:23
But the child of the slave-woman was born in the course of nature, while the child of the free woman was born in fulfillment of a promise.
Galatians 6:12-14
Those who wish to appear to advantage in regard to outward observances are the very people who are trying to compel you to be circumcised; and they do it only to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Jesus, the Christ.
1 Thessalonians 2:14-15
For you, Brothers, began to follow the example of the Churches of God in Judea which are in union with Jesus Christ; you, in your turn, suffering at the hands of your fellow-citizens, in the same way as those Churches did at the hands of the Jews--
Hebrews 10:33-34
Sometimes, in consequence of the taunts and injuries heaped upon you, you became a public spectacle; and sometimes you suffered through having shown yourselves to be the friends of men who were in the very position in which you had been.