Matthew 22:6
The rest grabbed the king's servants, treated them brutally, and then killed them.
Matthew 5:10-12
"How blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, because the kingdom from heaven belongs to them!
Matthew 10:12-18
As you enter the house, greet its occupants.
Matthew 10:22-25
You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the person who endures to the end will be saved.
Matthew 21:35-39
But the farmers took his servants and beat one, killed another, and attacked another with stones.
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 15:19-20
If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as one of its own. But because you do not belong to the world and I have chosen you out of it, the world hates you.
John 16:2-3
You'll be thrown out of the synagogues. Yes, a time is coming when the one who kills you will think he's serving God.
Acts 4:1-3
While they were speaking to the people, the priests, the commander of the Temple guards, and the Sadducees came to them.
Acts 5:40-41
So they were convinced by him. After calling in the apostles and beating them, they again ordered them to stop speaking in the name of Jesus and let them go.
Acts 7:51-57
"You stubborn people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always opposing the Holy Spirit, just as your ancestors used to do.
Acts 8:1
Now Saul heartily approved of putting Stephen to death. That day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and everyone except for the apostles was scattered throughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria.
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