47 Bible Verses about Persecution, Attitudes To

And you will be hated by all on account of my name: but he that persevereth unto the end, the same shall be saved.

and we toil working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure it;

so that we ourselves rejoice over you in the churches of God, on account of your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations which you endure;

you also suffer long; establish your hearts; because the coming of the Lord is nigh.

Therefore let us indeed, having around us so great a cloud of witnesses, having laid aside every weight, and the sin that doth so easily beset us, run with patience the race which is set before us,

Finally, be filled up with dynamite in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the panoply of God, that you may be able to stand against the methods of the devil, because there is not to us fighting against blood and flesh, but against the governments, against the authorities, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the heavenlies.read more.
Therefore take the panoply of God, that you may be able to stand in the evil day, and having done all things, to stand. Stand therefore, being girded about as to your loins with truth, and being invested with the breastplate of righteousness, and being shod as to your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; in all things taking the shield of faith, with which you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And receive the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: praying with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit in every place, and watching unto this same thing in all perseverance and prayer for all the saints, and for me that the word may be given unto me in opening of my mouth, boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chain; in order that in it I may preach boldly, as it behooves me to speak.

Suffer affliction, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that it is for you to complete the same sufferings in this world along with your brotherhood.

and you have patience and have borne with them for my name's sake, and have not fainted.

having your deportment beautiful among the Gentiles: in order that in whatsoever they calumniate you as evil doers, seeing from your beautiful works, they may glorify God in the day of his visitation.

But I say unto you, Love your enemies with a divine love, bless those who curse you and pray for those who despitefully use you and persecute you:

avenging not yourselves, beloved, but give place to wrath; for it has been written, Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord. But if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink: for doing this you will heap coals of fire upon his head.

because thus it is the will of God, that doing good you should put to shame the ignorance of the ignorant people:

having a good conscience, in order that, in whatsoever you are calumniated, those traducing your good deportment in Christ may be ashamed.

And not only so, but let us also rejoice in tribulation; knowing that tribulation works out endurance; and endurance, approval; and approval, hope: and hope makes not ashamed; because the divine love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Ghost who has been given unto us.

Blessed are ye when they may despise you, and shall persecute you, and may say all evil against you, falsifying, for my sake. Rejoice, and he exceedingly glad: because your reward is great in the heavens: for in this manner they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Blessed are ye, when the people may hate you, and when they may separate you, and cast out your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of man. Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy: for behold your reward in heaven is great: for according to these things were their fathers accustomed to do to the prophets.

Then they departed from the face of the sanhedrim, rejoicing indeed, because they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of his name.

And the crowd stood up together against them: and the magistrates tearing off their garments, commanded the lictors to beat them with rods. And having laid many stripes on them, they cast them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them safely: who, having received such a charge, cast them into the interior prison, and fastened their feet into the wood.read more.
But at midnight Paul and Silas, praying, continued to sing praises to God: and the prisoners heard them.

Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep.

Now I rejoice in sufferings in your behalf, and am filling up the residue of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh in behalf of his body, which is the church;

In whom you rejoice, if however it is needful, being grieved a little while among manifold temptations: in order

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, coming upon you unto your testing: as some strange thing happening to you:

For I reckon that the sufferings of these present times are not worthy to be compared to the glory which is about to be revealed in us.

Burt you have followed my teaching, leadership, purpose, faith, long suffering, divine love, patience, persecutions, sufferings; such as came to me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; such persecutions as I endured: and the Lord delivered me out of them all.

so being confident we say, The Lord is my helper, I will not fear; what shall man do unto me?

Because you have kept the word of my patience, and I will keep you from the hour of temptation, which is about to come upon the whole world, to try those dwelling upon the earth.

Let your deportment be free from covetousness; being content with present things: for he said, I will not, I will not, leave you, neither do I ever forsake you;

teaching them to observe all things which I commanded you. And lo, I am with you all the days, unto the end of the age.

being persecuted, but not forsaken; being cast down, but not destroyed;

praying with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit in every place, and watching unto this same thing in all perseverance and prayer for all the saints,

bless those who curse you, and pray for those who despitefully use you.

And shall not God avenge His elect, crying to Him day and night, and He is long-suffering over them? I say unto you, that He will avenge them speedily. Moreover the Son of man having come, will He then find faith upon the earth?

But the end of all things is at hand. Therefore be prudent, and sober unto prayers:

For it behooves him to reign until he may put all enemies under his feet.

For our citizenship is in the heavens; whence we are indeed looking for our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: who will transform the body of our humility, similitudinous to the body of his own glory, according to the energy by which he is able indeed to subdue all things to himself.

if indeed it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them who are troubling you, and to you who are troubled, rest with us, in the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power in the fire of flame, dispensing vengeance to those who know not God, and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus:

And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in the heaven, saying, The kingdom of this world has become the kingdom of our Lord, and his Christ; and he will reign until the ages of the ages.

on account of which cause I indeed suffer these things: but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to stand guard over that which is committed unto me unto that day.

Fear not those things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you shall have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you a crown of life.

And one of the elders responded, to me saying, Who are these who are clothed in white robes, and whence came they? And I said unto him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me; These are those coming up out of great tribulation, who have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. On account of this they are before the throne of God, and they worship him day and night in his temple, and the one sitting upon the throne will spread his tabernacle over them.read more.
And they will never hunger or thirst any more; neither will the sun, or any heat, fall on them: because the Lamb in the midst of the throne will shepherdize them, and guide them to the fountains of the waters of life; and God will wipe every tear out of their eyes.

And they conquered him through the blood of the Lamb, and the word of their testimony; and with divine love they love not their life unto death.

Then he released unto them Barabbas.And having scourged Jesus, delivered Him up that He should be crucified. Then the soldiers of the governor taking Jesus into the judgment hall, gathered to Him the whole band. And having divested Him, put on Him a scarlet robe:read more.
and plaiting a crown of thorns put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and bowing the knee to Him, continued to mock Him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! And spitting on Him, they took the reed and struck Him on the head repeatedly. And when they mocked Him, divesting Him of the robe, they put on Him His own raiment, and led Him away to crucify Him.

And Pilate, wishing to do the multitude a favor, released unto them Barabbas.And having scourged Jesus, he delivered Him up that He should be crucified. And the soldiers led Him into the court, which is the judgment hall; and call around Him the whole band. And they put on Him a purple robe, and having plaited a thorny crown, put it on Him.read more.
And they began to mock Him, Hail, King of the Jews! And they continued to strike His head with a reed, and spit on Him, and putting down their knees worshiped Him. And when they mocked Him, they divested Him of the purple robe, and put on Him His own raiment: and lead Him away in order that they may crucify Him.

For what glory is there, if, committing sin and being buffeted, you endure it? But if, doing good and suffering you endure it, this is grace with God. For unto this you have been called: because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you may follow in his steps: who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth,read more.
who, being reviled, reviled not again; suffering, he threatened not, but gave up to the one judging righteously:

But if indeed you suffer for righteousness' sake, you are happy. Fear not their fear, neither be troubled; but sanctify the Lord Christ in your hearts: being always ready for an answer to every one asking you a reason for the hope which is in you, but with meekness and fear: having a good conscience, in order that, in whatsoever you are calumniated, those traducing your good deportment in Christ may be ashamed.read more.
For it is better, doing good, if the will of the Lord should will it, to suffer, rather than doing evil.

but as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, rejoice; in order that you may also rejoice in the revelation of his glory, being glad. If you suffer reproach in the name of Christ, happy are you, because the spirit of the glory and the spirit of God rest on you.