Matthew 5:10
Blessed are those who have been persecuted in the cause of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Matthew 5:3
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Luke 6:22
Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they expel you from among them, and taunt you, and reject your Name as an evil thing--on account of the Son of Man.
2 Timothy 2:12
If we continue to endure, we shall also share his throne. If we should ever disown him, he, too, will disown us.
Matthew 10:23
But, when they persecute you in one town, escape to the next; for, I tell you, you will not have come to the end of the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
Matthew 25:34
Then the King will say to those on his right 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, enter upon possession of the Kingdom prepared for you ever since the beginning of the world.
Mark 10:30
Who will not receive a hundred times as much, even now in the present--houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and land--though not without persecutions, and, in the age that is coming, Immortal Life.
Luke 6:20
Then, raising his eyes and looking at his disciples, Jesus spoke as follows: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.
Luke 21:12
Before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecute you, and they will betray you to Synagogues and put you in prison, when you will be brought before kings and governors for the sake of my Name.
John 15:20
Remember what I said to you--'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have laid my Message to heart, they will lay yours to heart also.
Acts 5:40
The Council followed his advice, and, calling the Apostles in, had them flogged, and then, after cautioning them not to speak in the Name of Jesus, set them free.
Acts 8:1
Saul approved of his being put to death. On that very day a great persecution broke out against the Church which was in Jerusalem; and its members, with the exception of the Apostles, were all scattered over the districts of Judea and Samaria.
Romans 8:35-39
Who is there to separate us from the love of the Christ? Will trouble, or difficulty, or persecution, or hunger, or nakedness, or danger, or the sword?
1 Corinthians 4:9-13
For, as it seems to me, God has exhibited us, the Apostles, last of all, as men doomed to death. We are made a spectacle to the universe, both to angels and to men!
2 Corinthians 4:8-12
Though hard pressed on every side, we are never hemmed in; through perplexed, never driven to despair;
2 Corinthians 4:17
The light burden of our momentary trouble is preparing for us, in measure transcending thought, a weight of imperishable glory;
Philippians 1:28
Without ever shrinking from your opponents. To them this will be a sign of their Destruction and of your Salvation--a sign from God.
2 Thessalonians 1:4-7
So much is this the case that we ourselves speak with pride, before the Churches of God, of the patience and faith which you have shown, in spite of all the persecutions and troubles that you are enduring.
2 Timothy 3:11
as well as of my persecutions, and of the sufferings which I met with at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. You know what persecutions I underwent; and yet the Lord brought me safe out of all!
James 1:2-5
My Brothers, whatever may be the temptations that beset you from time to time, always regard them as a reason for rejoicing,
James 1:12
Blessed is the man who remains firm under temptation, for, when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of Life, which the Lord has promised to those who love him.
1 Peter 3:13-14
Who, indeed, is there to harm you, if you prove yourselves to be eager for what is good?
1 Peter 4:12-16
Dear friends, do not be astonished at the fiery trials that you are passing through, to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
1 John 3:12
We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the Evil One and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? It was because his life was bad while his brother's was good.
Revelation 2:10
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The Devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tempted, and may undergo persecution for ten days. Be faithful even to death, and I will give you the Crown of Life.