Matthew 5:10-12
"Those persons who have suffered for trying to do what is right will be blessed because the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
Matthew 10:22
And you will be hated by everyone for being loyal to me. But the person who endures [this persecution by remaining faithful] to the end [of his life] is the one who will be saved [i.e., from spiritual and physical destruction].
John 9:34
They replied to the beggar, "You were born entirely in sins [i.e., you have been a sinner all your life], and you are [trying] to teach us?" Then they threw him out [of the synagogue. See verse 22].
John 15:18-20
"If the world hates you, then know that it has [already] hated me, [even] before it hated you.
Luke 6:22-23
You are blessed when men hate you and withdraw their fellowship from you and speak abusively about you and reject your name as evil, [all] for being loyal to the Son of man.
Luke 13:17
And as He said these things, all of His enemies felt ashamed [i.e., for objecting to such a noble act], but the whole crowd rejoiced over all the wonderful things He was doing.
John 16:2
The Jewish authorities will expel you from their synagogues. In fact, the time will come when whoever kills you will think he is doing a service to God.
Acts 2:33-47
Jesus is [now] exalted at the right side of God, and having received the promised Holy Spirit from His Father, He has poured out what you have seen and heard [here this day].
Acts 26:9-10
I truly thought within myself [that it was right] to do many things which were opposed to the name of Jesus from Nazareth.
1 Thessalonians 2:15-16
who killed the Lord Jesus and the [Old Testament] prophets and also drove us [apostles] out [of Thessalonica and Berea. See Acts 17]. They are not pleasing to God and are hostile to all people,
2 Thessalonians 1:6-10
For it is a just thing for God to repay with affliction those people who are troubling you,
Titus 2:13
while looking forward to the blessed hope [i.e., the hope that produces blessings] and the coming splendor of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 9:28
so Christ also, who was once [for all] offered [as a sacrifice] to take away the sins of many people, will come back a second time, not to take away sin, [but] to provide salvation to those who are waiting for Him.
1 Peter 4:12-14
Loved ones, do not be surprised that you people are undergoing extremely difficult trials, as though something strange were happening to you, for it is [only] a test [of your faith].
1 John 3:13
So, do not be surprised, brothers, if the people of the world hate you.