Thematic Bible: Suffering for righteousness' sake


Thematic Bible



But, when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed at us, and poured contempt upon us, - and said, What is this thing which ye would do? against the king, would ye rebel? Verse ConceptsContempt, Examples OfLaughterMockeryRebellion, Against Human AuthorityRidicule, Nature OfSpeech, Negative Aspects OfCharacter Of Wicked

and spake before his brethren, and the army of Samaria, and said, What are, these feeble Jews, doing? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they bring to life the stones out of the heaps of dust, when, they, have been burned up? Verse ConceptsJudaismCharacter Of WickedFeeblenessAnti semitismShort Time For Action

Small, am I, and despised, Thy precepts, have I not forgotten.

Now it so came about that, when the ark of Yahweh entered the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter, looked out through the window, and saw King David, leaping and dancing before Yahweh, and she despised him, in her heart. Verse ConceptsLeapingContempt, Examples OfHeart, Fallen And RedeemedSuperiorityBad Wives ExamplesLooking Through WindowsPeople Jumpingjumping

A laughing-stock to one's neighbour, do I become, one who hath called upon GOD and he hath answered him! A laughing-stock - a righteous man without blame! Verse ConceptsHumourRidicule, Objects OfAnswered PromisesThe Righteous PerishingGod Answered Prayerjoking

And, when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him, - for he was a youth, and ruddy, a stripling of fair countenance. Verse ConceptsDavid, Early LifePride, Examples OfSuperiorityAttractionDisdainLimitations Of YouthRed FacesAppearances ofteenagerHandsome Men

And, the low-born things of the world, and the things that are despised, hath God chosen, - and the things that are not, - that, the things that are, he might bring to nought; Verse ConceptsChosen InstrumentsHumilityArrogant ExistenceChosen DisciplesOther Unimportant PeopleimportanceJustification Excluding Boasting


O Yahweh my God, in thee, have I sought refuge, - Save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me: Verse ConceptsSuffering SaintsPersecution, Christian ResponseTrust


All thy commandments, are faithful, With falsehood, have they persecuted me, O help me! Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTSuffering SaintsPersecution, Christian ResponseThose Who Are LiarsGod's Trustworthiness

Many, are my persecutors and mine adversaries, From thy testimonies, have I not swerved. Verse ConceptsMany Enemies

[SHIN] Rulers, have persecuted me, without cause, But, of thy word, hath my heart stood in awe. Verse ConceptsPersecution, Nature OfRenewed HeartBible, In Christian LivingAweIndividuals Fearing God


Thou knowest - O Yahweh Remember me and visit me and avenge me upon my persecutors, Do not of thy longsuffering, take me away, - Know - I have borne for thy sake, reproach. Verse ConceptsMemoriesGod, Patience OfInjuryRevenge, Examples OfUnderstandingPersecution, Nature OfDivine RemembrancePeople VisitingBeing ReprovedRevenge

Upon our necks, are our pursuers, We labour, and there is allowed us no rest. Verse ConceptsRest, PhysicalPursuing PeopleSleeplessnessUnrestTired In FlightPersecutiontired




And before, all these things, they will thrust upon you their hands, and persecute you, delivering you up into the synagogues and prisons, - when ye have been led away before kings and governors, for the sake of my name; Verse ConceptsGovernorsImprisonmentsPersecution, Nature OfPersecution PredictedBeforeHanding Over PeopleGentile RulersPersecutionjail

Remember the word which, I, spake unto you: A servant is not greater than his lord. If, me, they persecuted, you too, will they persecute, - If, my word, they kept, your own also, will they keep. Verse ConceptsFate Of The GodlyFaith, As A Body Of Beliefsdiscipleship, cost ofHumiliationRememberingServanthood, In SocietySuffering, Causes OfPersecution, Nature OfPersecution, OriginPersecution PredictedInferioritySlavesThey Do Not Keep CommandsPersecution




Happy, are ye, whensoever men shall hate you, and whensoever they shall separate you, and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man: Verse ConceptsFaultsReproachClaimsHatredSeparationSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InHated SaintsExcommunicationNames Blotted OutExclusionPeople Being HatedBlessing OthersRejectionhaters

Accounting - as greater riches than Egypt's treasures, the reproach of the Anointed One; for he was looking away unto the recompense. Verse ConceptsReproachHeavenly RewardsRiches, SpiritualTreasureSufferings RewardedSpiritual TreasuresSeeking Things AboveChoosing God's WayTreasure In HeavenReward For WorksWorthAbuseValueaccounting


Partly, indeed, because, both with reproaches and tribulations, ye were being made a spectacle, but, partly, because, into fellowship with them who were so involved, ye were brought; - Verse ConceptsReproachSpectaclePersecutionAbuse

Now, therefore, let us be going forth unto him, outside the camp, his reproach bearing. Verse ConceptsReproachPersecution, Forms OfDislikingOutside The CampSharingAbuse



And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and sentence of judgment was given unto them; and I saw the souls of them who had been beheaded because of the witness of Jesus and because of the word of God, and such as had not done homage unto the wild-beast or unto his image, nor had received the mark upon their forehead or upon their hand; and they lived and reigned with the Christ, for a thousand years. Verse ConceptsForeheads666Faithfulness, To Godevil, victory overdefianceBeheadingThe BeastJudgesJudgment SeatPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSelf SacrificeThe Immortal SoulMartyrdom, Methods OfSufferings RewardedRemoving HeadsCosmic CreaturesBelievers JudgingMarks On PeopleAuthority Of DisciplesAvoiding IdolatrySubsequent Witness To ChristWorshipping The DevilMark Of The BeastHow First Resurrection Is Spread OutSigns Of The Timesend times prophecyMartyrdom



And Herod with his soldiery, having set him at nought, and mocked him, threw about him a gorgeous robe, and sent him back unto Pilate. Verse ConceptsClothingMockeryRidicule, Objects OfSoldiersPersecution Of ChristFine ClothesMocking ChristSoldiers Treatment Of ChristFunassertiveness

And, on this account, were the Jews persecuting Jesus, because, these things, he had been doing, on Sabbath. Verse ConceptsPersecution, Nature OfPlottingPersecution Of ChristThe Sabbath And ChristWhy People Did Things

And, rising up, they thrust him forth outside the city, and led him as far as a brow of the hill on which their city was built, - so that they might throw him down headlong. Verse ConceptsRejection Of ChristPersecution Of ChristThrowing PeopleDriving Out ChristPeople Getting Upjumping

And, after these things, Jesus was walking in Galilee; for he was not wishing, in Judaea, to be walking, because the Jews were seeking to slay him. Verse Conceptsenemies, of Jesus ChristAssassinations, AttemptedJews, ThePersecution Of ChristChrist Would Be Killed

I know that ye are, seed of Abraham; but ye are seeking to kill me, because, my word, findeth no place in you. Verse ConceptsPersecution Of ChristChrist Knowing About PeopleChrist Would Be KilledNo Room

They were thereforeagain seeking to take him; and he went forth out of their hand. Verse ConceptsExamples Of EscapingPersecution Of ChristArresting ChristOthers Who Fledtrying

And, the High-priest, Ananias, ordered them that stood by him, to be smiting him on the mouth. Verse ConceptsConfrontationHigh Priest, In NtSmitingSmiting Of The RighteousOther References To MouthsRivers

And, spitting upon him, they took the reed, and began striking upon his head. Verse ConceptsSmitingThe Smiting Of JesusSpittingSmiting Of The RighteousBatteryBeating JesusSaliva


Then drew near Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, - and said - Where then passed the Spirit of Yahweh, from me, to speak unto thee? Verse ConceptsConfrontationRidicule, Nature OfInfidelity To GodSmitingSmitten CheeksSmiting Of The RighteousThe Spirit Of The LordCheeks

And, when, these things, he had said, one of the officers who was standing by, gave a smart blow to Jesus, saying - Thus, answerest thou, the High-priest? Verse ConceptsIndignities Suffered By ChristSmitingSmiting Of The RighteousAnswering People


For, evermore, we, the living, unto death are being delivered, for Jesus' sake, in order that, the life also of Jesus, may be made manifest in our mortal flesh: Verse ConceptsDying With ChristSuffering For Christ's SakeLife With Christ

Wherefore, I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in necessities, in persecutions, and straits, in behalf of Christ; for, as soon as I am weak, then, am powerful. Verse ConceptsInsultsPersecution, Nature OfWeakness, SpiritualInfirmitiesSuffering For Christ's SakeGod Giving StrengthGod Gives StrengthHard TasksGrace Being SufficientPersecutionWeaknessStaying Strong During Hard TimesHardship


They were stoned, were pierced through, were sawn asunder, by murder, with a sword, died, went about in sheep-skins, in goat-hides, - being in want, suffering tribulation, enduring ill-treatment: Verse ConceptsFleecesDeath penaltyMartyrdom Of The SaintsStoningMartyrdom, Methods OfPeople Cut In PiecesAnimal SkinsFoul ClothesHalf Of BodiesPeople Actually Doing Evil




Then drew near Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, - and said - Where then passed the Spirit of Yahweh, from me, to speak unto thee? Verse ConceptsConfrontationRidicule, Nature OfInfidelity To GodSmitingSmitten CheeksSmiting Of The RighteousThe Spirit Of The LordCheeks

To him who is smiting thee upon the one cheek, be offering, the other also; and, from him who is taking away thy mantle, thy tunic also, do not forbid: Verse ConceptsCloaksCheeksSelf DefenceDressSmitten CheeksSmiting Of The RighteousPeople Giving ClothesOuter GarmentsInner GarmentsAccepting BeatingsRobbing PeopleTurning The Other Cheek

They have gaped upon me with their mouth, With reproach, have they smitten my cheek, Together, against me, have they closed their ranks. Verse ConceptsCheeksRidicule, Objects OfSmitten CheeksSmiting Of The Righteous

So they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones, by the commandment of the king, - in the court of the house of Yahweh. Verse ConceptsCourtyardMartyrdom Of The SaintsDeath penaltyTrapConspiracy





From the blood of Abel, unto the blood of Zachariah who was destroyed betwixt the altar and the house; Yea! I say unto you - It shall be sought out from this generation. Verse ConceptsAbel and CainMartyrdom Of The SaintsNamed Prophets Of The LordMartyrdom

For, I, will let him understand how many things he must needs, for my name, suffer. Verse ConceptsSuffering, Of BelieversSuffering For Christ's SakeChrist's Disciples Will SufferThings RevealedSuffering


And, thrusting him forth outside the city, proceeded to stone him. And, the witnesses, laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. Verse ConceptsCrimesevangelists, ministry ofMartyrdom, Examples OfMartyrdom Of The SaintsMartyrdom, Methods OfOutside The City