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 base things of the world, and things that are despised, hath God chosen; yea, things that are not, to bring to nought the things that are; That no flesh may glory before him.
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Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and off-scouring of all things to this day.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Persecution » General references to
Suffering for righteousness' sake » Persecution » Predicted concerning the church
Fear none of those things which thou art about to suffer: behold the devil is about to cast some of you into prison that ye may be tried, and ye shall have affliction ten days: Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.
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Then shall they deliver you to be afflicted, and shall kill you; and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
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But beware of men; for they will deliver you to the councils, and scourge you in their synagogues.
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But before all these things they shall lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my names sake.
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Remember the word that I said to you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you: if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
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yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you, will think he doth God service.
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Yea and all that are resolved to live godly in Christ Jesus, shall 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: on their part he is evil-spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
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Happy are ye when men shall hate you, and shall separate you from their company, and shall revile you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
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Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he looked off unto the recompence of reward.
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For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of them that believe.
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Partly being made a gazing-stock both by reproaches and afflictions; partly being partakers with them who 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
But Paul answered, What mean ye, weeping and breaking my heart? 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 give all my goods to feed the poor, and deliver up my body to 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 them who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the wild beast nor his image, neither had received the mark on their forehead or on their hand; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
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But the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child; and children shall rise up against their parents, and kill them.
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And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Persecution » Of Christ
And Herod, having with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a splendid robe, sent him back to Pilate.
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And therefore the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill him, because he had done these things on the sabbath.
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And rising up, thrust him out of the city, and brought him to the brow of the hill whereon 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 Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him.
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yet ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.
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Therefore they sought again to seize him; but he escaped out of their hand.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Of the jews smiting of the righteous » General references to
And Ananias the high priest commanded them that stood by, to smite him on the mouth.
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And spitting on him, they took the cane and smote him on the head.
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When he had said thus, one of the officers, who stood by, gave Jesus a blow, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » For Christ's sake some trials believers may be called upon to endure » death
This also is of God. For to you it is given, with regard to Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him:
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We who live are always delivered unto death for the sake of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal body.
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Therefore I am well pleased in weaknesses, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am 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, were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheep-skins, in goat-skins, destitute, afflicted, tormented:
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And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held.
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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 fools for Christ's sake; but ye are wise in Christ: we are weak; but ye are strong: ye are honourable; but we are despised.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Of the jews smiting of the righteous » Upon the cheek
And to him that smiteth thee on the cheek, offer also the other: and him that taketh away thy cloke, 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 that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands for my names sake, shall receive an hundred fold, and 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, shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it. He that entertaineth you, entertaineth me;
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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, 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
Happy are ye when men shall revile and persecute you, and say all manner of evil 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 destroyed between the temple and the altar: verily I say to 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 great things he must suffer for my name's sake.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Examples of » John the baptist
And immediately the king sent one of his guard, and commanded his head to be brought.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Examples of » Stephen
And casting him out of the city, stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man, whose name was Saul.
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