9 Bible Verses about Martyrdom, Methods Of

and, having sent, he beheaded John in the prison;

But Herod, hearing of Him, said, "It is he whom I beheaded, John, the same was raised."

And Herod said, "John I beheaded; but Who is This concerning Whom I hear such things?" And he was seeking to see Him.

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them; and judgment was given to them; and I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus, and because of the word of God; and such as worshiped not the beast, neither his image, and received not the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

And, if I bestow in morsels all my goods; and, if I give my body to he burned, but have not love, I am profited nothing.

they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted, they perished in the slaughter of the sword; they went about in sheep-skins, in goat-skins, being destitute, suffering tribulation, maltreated

and, having thrust him forth outside of the city, they kept stoning him! And the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man called Saul.

And he slew James, the brother of John, with the sword;

Women received their dead by a resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting the redemption, that they might obtain a better resurrection.