Matthew 22:6
"while the rest seized his slaves and maltreated and murdered them.
Matthew 5:10-12
"Blessed are those who have been persecuted in the cause of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 10:12-18
"When you enter the house, salute it;
Matthew 10:22-25
"You will be hated by all men because of my name; and he who endures to the end shall be saved.
Matthew 21:35-39
And the vine-dressers seized his slaves, flogged one, killed another, and stoned a third.
Matthew 23:34-37
"For this cause, behold! I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and pursue from city to city;
John 15:19-20
"If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, for that reason the world hates you.
John 16:2-3
"They will excommunicate you from their synagogues; indeed the time is coming when any one who kills you will suppose that he is doing God's service.
Acts 4:1-3
While they were addressing the people the priests, the commander of the Temple, and the Sadducees came upon them,
Acts 5:40-41
They gave in to him; and called the apostles in, and after flogging them, released them, with instructions not to speak about the name of Jesus.
Acts 7:51-57
"Stiff-necked, uncircumcised in heart and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Ghost! As your fathers did, so do you.
Acts 8:1
With these words he fell asleep. And Saul fully approved of his murder. On this very day there broke out a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostle were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
1 Thessalonians 2:14-15
For you, brothers, began to follow the example of the churches of God in Judea, which are in Christ Jesus; and you in your turn suffered at the hands of your fellow citizens persecutions like to those which they endured from the Jews??15 The men who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out??hey are displeasing to God, and are the enemies of all mankind.