10 Bible Verses about Martyrdom, Methods Of

And having sent, he beheaded John in the prison.

But Herod, when he heard, said, This is John whom I beheaded. He was raised from the dead.

And Herod said, I beheaded John, but who is this about whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them. And judgment was given to them and the souls of those who were beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus, and because of the word of God, and who did not worship the beast nor his image,

And he who does not fall down and worship, shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

And if I dole out all things possessed by me, and if I deliver my body so that I may be burned, and have not love, I benefit nothing.

They were stoned, they were sawed apart, they were tempted, they died in murder by sword. They wandered about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute, restricted, tormented

And having expelled him out of the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments beside the feet of a young man called Saul.

And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

Women took hold of their dead from a resurrection, but others were tortured, not having accepted deliverance, so that they might experience a superior resurrection.