Thematic Bible: Suffering for righteousness' sake
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » For Christ's sake some trials believers may be called upon to endure » Saints despised
and the ignoble things of the world, and the despicable, hath God elected, and the things that are not, to bring to nought the things which are,
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being injuriously spoken of, we entreat; we are made as the ordures of the world, as the sweepings of all things unto this day.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Persecution » General references to
Suffering for righteousness' sake » Persecution » Predicted concerning the church
Fear nothing from the things which thou shalt suffer: lo! the devil will cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have a ten day's tribulation: be thou faithful until death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
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Then shall they deliver you up to affliction, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
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But be on your guard against men: for they will deliver you up to the sanhedrim, and scourge you in their synagogues.
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But before all these things, they will lay hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and to prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.
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Remember the word which I spake unto you, The servant is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will persecute you also; if they have observed my words, they will observe your's also.
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They will put you out of their synagogues: yea, the hour is coming, that every one who killeth you will think he offers God a sacred service.
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And all indeed who will live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » For Christ's sake some trials believers may be called upon to endure » Reproach suffered
If ye suffer reproach for the name of Christ, blessed are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: by them indeed he is blasphemed, but by you he is glorified.
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Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from them, and shall revile you, and shall cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
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esteeming the reproach of Christ riches greater than the treasures of Egypt: for he looked earnestly to the recompence of reward.
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For therefore do we labour and are exposed to abuse, because we have hoped in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of the faithful.
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partly while publicly exposed to revilings and tribulations, partly as being in communion with those who were treated in this manner.
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Therefore let us go forth to him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Martyrdom » General references to
But Paul replied, Why do ye thus??eeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not only to be bound, but to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
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And if I deal out all my goods in alms, and deliver up my body that I should be burned, but have not love, I am nothing advantaged by it.
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And I saw thrones, and persons were seated upon them, and authority to judge was given to them: and I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and who had not worshipped the beast, nor his image, and had not received the brand in their foreheads, and upon their right hand; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
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Then brother shall surrender brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.
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And when he opened the fifth seal I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they maintained.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Persecution » Of Christ
Then Herod with his guards treated him with contempt, and in derision clothed him in a splendid robe, and sent him back to Pilate.
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And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to kill him, because he had done these things on the sabbath-day.
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and rising up, dragged him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill, on which their city was built, in order to cast him down headlong:
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AND Jesus after these things travelled about in Galilee: for he would not go about in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him.
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I know that ye are Abraham's seed; yet ye seek to kill me, because my word has no place in you.
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Then sought they again to apprehend him and he departed out of their reach,
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Of the jews smiting of the righteous » General references to
Then the high-priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
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And spitting upon him, they took the cane, and struck him upon his head.
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As he was thus speaking, one of the servants who stood by him gave Jesus a slap on the face, saying, Dost thou answer the high-priest in this fashion?
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » For Christ's sake some trials believers may be called upon to endure » death
For this favour on the part of Christ is granted you, not only that ye should believe on him, but also that ye should suffer for his sake;
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For we who are yet alive are continually delivered up to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
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Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then am I strong.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Examples of
And he slew James the brother of John with a sword.
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they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they experienced the severest trials, they were slain by the edge of the sword: they went about wrapped in skins of sheep and goats, destitute of all things, pressed down with afflictions, suffering all kind of misery;
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And when he opened the fifth seal I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they maintained.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » For Christ's sake some trials believers may be called upon to endure » Loss of reputation
For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
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We are counted fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are mighty; ye are honourable persons, but we despised.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Of the jews smiting of the righteous » Upon the cheek
To him that smiteth thee on the cheek, offer the other also; and from him who would take from thee thy cloak, withhold not thy coat also.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Examples of » Zechariah
Suffering for righteousness' sake » For Christ's sake some trials believers may be called upon to endure » Renunciation of worldly treasures
And every one who hath left family, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name sake, shall receive an hundred fold, and shall inherit life eternal.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » For Christ's sake some trials believers may be called upon to endure » Loss of life
He that preserveth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall preserve it.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » For Christ's sake some trials believers may be called upon to endure » Hatred
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, that man shall be saved.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » For Christ's sake some trials believers may be called upon to endure » Persecution
Blessed are ye, when they shall revile and persecute you, and lying, speak every thing evil against you for my sake.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Examples of » Abel
from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who was slain between the altar and the temple: verily I tell you, It shall be required of this generation.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » For Christ's sake some trials believers may be called upon to endure » Suffering
for I will shew him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Examples of » John the baptist
And the king immediately sending a centinel, commanded his head to be brought thither: and he went, and beheaded him in the prison,
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Examples of » Stephen
and dragging him out of the city, stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man, named Saul.
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