Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Bible References
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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.
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 6:22
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.
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
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
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
Though hard pressed on every side, we are never hemmed in; through perplexed, never driven to despair;
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 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.
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
My Brothers, whatever may be the temptations that beset you from time to time, always regard them as a reason for rejoicing,
1 Peter 3:13
Who, indeed, is there to harm you, if you prove yourselves to be eager for what is good?
1 Peter 4:12
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.