Matthew 24:9

Persecution Of Disciples Predicted

⁸ yet all this is but the beginning of sorrow. ⁹ then shall they deliver you up to torments, and to death: and ye shall be hated by all nations upon my account. ¹⁰ then shall many relapse, and shall pursue one another with mutual treachery and hatred.

Called by My Name

For My Name

Hated by All

John 16:2

they shall expel you out of the synagogues: yea, the time is coming, when it will be thought an agreeable sacrifice to God for any one to take away your lives.

Matthew 23:34

wherefore I shall send you prophets, and wise men, and Scribes; you will kill some, and crucify others, many will ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city.

John 15:19-20

if you were of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world does hate you.

Revelation 2:10

fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

Matthew 10:17-22

be upon your guard with such men, for they will deliver you up to their tribunals, and scourge you in their synagogues.

Matthew 22:6

others seiz'd his servants, outrageously abused them, and slew them.

Mark 13:9-13

these are the beginning of sorrows. then look to your selves: for they will deliver you up to the tribunals, and scourge you in the synagogues: you will be brought before governours, and princes upon my account, to be my witnesses against them.

Luke 11:49

agreeably to this, in the Wisdom of God 'tis said, "I will send them prophets and apostles: some they will kill, and others they will persecute:

Luke 21:12

but before all these events, they will seize upon you and persecute you, drag you to the synagogues and to prisons, being accused before kings and governours, for professing my name.

Luke 21:16-17

you will be betrayed even by your very parents, and brethren, and kindred, and friends. nay, some of you they will prosecute even to death.

Acts 4:2-3

being displeas'd that they taught the people, and maintain'd the resurrection from the dead in the person of Jesus.

Acts 5:40-41

after the apostles were called in, and scourged, they charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and then releas'd them. out they went from the council,

Acts 7:59

Thus they stoned Stephen, while he was calling upon God, and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."

Acts 12:1-5

About that time, king Herod Agrippa began to persecute some of the church.

Acts 21:31-32

as they were busy upon his execution, news came to the commander of the cohort, that the whole city was in an uproar.

Acts 22:19-22

said I, they know it is I that imprison'd those who believed on thee, and caus'd them to be scourg'd in the assemblies:

Acts 28:22

but we should be glad to know your sentiments: for as to this sect, we are sensible it is every where inveigh'd against.

1 Thessalonians 2:14-16

for, my brethren, you have followed the example of the christian churches in Judea; by having suffer'd the same persecutions from your own nation, as the churches have suffer'd from the Jews,

1 Peter 4:16

but whoever suffers as a christian, let him not be asham'd, but rather give thanks to God upon that account.

Revelation 2:13

I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where the throne of satan is: thou maintainest my name, and hast not renounced your faith in me, even at a time when Antipas my faithful martyr was slain among you, where Satan dwells.

Revelation 6:9-11

When he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they maintain'd.

Revelation 7:14

my Lord, answer'd I, you can tell. and he said to me, these are they who came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the lamb.