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 mean things of the world, and the things which are despised, did God choose, the things which are not, to bring to nought things that are;
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being slandered, we exhort; we have become as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Persecution » General references to
Suffering for righteousness' sake » Persecution » Predicted concerning the church
Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer. Behold, now, the Devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye will have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.
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Then will they deliver you up to distress, and will kill you; and ye will be hated by all nations on account of my name.
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But beware of men. For they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
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But before all these things they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues, and into prisons, and bringing you before kings and governors on account of my name.
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Remember what I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my words, they will keep yours also.
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They will put you out of the synagogues; yea, the hour is coming when every one that killeth you will think that he is offering sacrifice to God.
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Yea, and all that desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
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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 are reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye for the Spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you.
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Blessed are ye when men hate you, and when they exclude you, and revile and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of man.
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esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the recompense of reward.
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For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we have placed our hope in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of believers.
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partly, while ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, while ye became partakers with those that were so used.
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Let us then go forth to him without the camp, bearing his reproach;
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Martyrdom » General references to
Then answered Paul, What mean ye that ye weep, and break my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
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And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give up my body that I may be burned, and have not love, it profiteth me nothing.
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And I saw thrones; and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them; and I saw the souls of those beheaded on account of the testimony to Jesus, and on account of the word of God, and of all who had not worshipped the beast, nor his image, and had not received his mark upon their forehead, or upon their hand; and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
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And brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child; and children will rise up against their parent, and put them to death;
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And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain on account of the word of God, and on account of the testimony which they had borne;
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Persecution » Of Christ
And Herod also with his guard of soldiers set him at nought and mocked him, and having arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, sent him back to Pilate.
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And on this account the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.
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And they rose up, and forced him out of the city and took him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, to cast him down headlong;
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After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for he would not walk in Judaea, because the Jews sought to kill him.
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I know that ye are Abrahams offspring; but ye seek to kill me, because my word is not received within you.
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They sought therefore to seize him; and he went forth out of their hands.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Of the jews smiting of the righteous » General references to
And the highpriest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
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And they spit upon him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.
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And when he had said this, one of the officers who was standing by struck Jesus on the face, saying, Is it thus that thou answerest the highpriest?
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » For Christ's sake some trials believers may be called upon to endure » death
for to you it was given in behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but in his behalf to suffer also;
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For we who live are continually delivered up to death for Jesus sake, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh.
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Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses in behalf of Christ; 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 the sword.
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they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword; they went about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented,
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And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain on account of the word of God, and on account of the testimony which they had borne;
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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 as Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus sake.
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We are fools for Christs sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are in honor, but we are 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 one cheek, offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak, forbid not to take 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 brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, or houses, for the sake of my name, will receive many fold more, and will inherit everlasting life.
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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 findeth his life will lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake will find 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 will be hated by all on account of my name. But he that endureth to the end will 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 men revile you, and persecute you, and say every thing that is bad against you, falsely, for my sake.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Examples of » Abel
from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was slain between the altar and the temple. Yea, I tell you, it will 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 myself will show him how great things he must suffer for my names sake.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Examples of » John the baptist
And the king immediately sent one of his guards, and ordered his head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in the prison,
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Examples of » Stephen
and having cast him out of the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul;
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