Isaiah 66:5
Hear the word of the Lord, you who respect what he has to say! Your countrymen, who hate you and exclude you, supposedly for the sake of my name, say, "May the Lord be glorified, then we will witness your joy." But they will be put to shame.
Psalm 38:20
They repay me evil for the good I have done; though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me.
Isaiah 5:19
They say, "Let him hurry, let him act quickly, so we can see; let the plan of the Holy One of Israel take shape and come to pass, then we will know it!"
Isaiah 66:2
My hand made them; that is how they came to be," says the Lord. I show special favor to the humble and contrite, who respect what I have to say.
Matthew 5:10-12
"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
Matthew 10:22
And you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
John 9:34
They replied, "You were born completely in sinfulness, and yet you presume to teach us?" So they threw him out.
John 15:18-20
"If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me first.
Proverbs 13:13
The one who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but whoever esteems instruction will be rewarded.
Song of Songs 1:6
Do not stare at me because I am dark, for the sun has burned my skin. My brothers were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards. Alas, my own vineyard I could not keep!
Isaiah 60:15
You were once abandoned and despised, with no one passing through, but I will make you a permanent source of pride and joy to coming generations.
Jeremiah 36:16
When they had heard it all, they expressed their alarm to one another. Then they said to Baruch, "We must certainly give the king a report about everything you have read!"
Jeremiah 36:23-25
As soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns of the scroll, the king would cut them off with a penknife and throw them on the fire in the firepot. He kept doing so until the whole scroll was burned up in the fire.
Luke 6:22-23
"Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject you as evil on account of the Son of Man!
Luke 13:17
When he said this all his adversaries were humiliated, but the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things he was doing.
John 16:2
They will put you out of the synagogue, yet a time is coming when the one who kills you will think he is offering service to God.
Acts 2:33-47
So then, exalted to the right hand of God, and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out what you both see and hear.
Acts 26:9-10
Of course, I myself was convinced that it was necessary to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.
1 Thessalonians 2:15-16
who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets and persecuted us severely. They are displeasing to God and are opposed to all people,
2 Thessalonians 1:6-10
For it is right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
Titus 2:13
as we wait for the happy fulfillment of our hope in the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 9:28
so also, after Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many, to those who eagerly await him he will appear a second time, not to bear sin but to bring salvation.
1 Peter 4:12-14
Dear friends, do not be astonished that a trial by fire is occurring among you, as though something strange were happening to you.
1 John 3:13
Therefore do not be surprised, brothers and sisters, if the world hates you.