John 15:21

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But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.

This they will do to you, because they have not known the Father nor me.

Blessed are you when men denounce you and persecute you and utter all manner of evil against you for my sake;

and you will be haled before governors and kings for my sake ??it will be a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

Then men will hand you over to suffer affliction, and they will kill you; you will be hated by all the Gentiles on account of my name.

Blessed are you when men will hate you, when they will excommunicate you and denounce you and defame you as wicked on account of the Son of man;

I will show him all he has to suffer for the sake of my Name."

You are sharing what Christ suffered; so rejoice in it, that you may also rejoice and exult when his glory is revealed.

After this there will be five at issue in one house, three divided against two and two against three,