47 Bible Verses about Persecution, Attitudes To

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, that man shall be saved.

and work hard, labouring with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it;

so that we ourselves make our boast of you among the churches of God, for your patience and fidelity under all your persecutions and afflictions which ye endure:

Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts; for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

THEREFORE also seeing we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, laying aside every weight, and that most easily besetting sin, let us run with patience the race lying before us,

Finally, brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Be clothed in the panoply of God, that we may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For our conflict is not merely against flesh and blood, but against principalities, and against powers, and against the rulers of the darkness of this world, and against wicked spirits in the aerial regions.read more.
Therefore take the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all things to stand. Stand therefore, girded about your loins with truth, and putting on the breastplate of righteousness; and underneath your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; and over all lifting up the shield of faith, with which ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: praying at every opportunity with all prayer and supplication in Spirit, and watching for this very purpose with perseverance and intercession for all the saints; and for me that there may be given unto me utterance to open my mouth with boldness, to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in bonds; that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

Thou therefore endure hardships, as a brave soldier of Jesus Christ.

against whom stand fast, firm in the faith, knowing that the very same sufferings are fully endured by the brotherhood which is in the world.

and hast borne, and hast exercised patience, and for my name sake hast endured great toil, and hast not fainted.

having your conduct ornamental among the Gentiles: that, whereas they malign you as wicked doers, they may, being eye-witnesses of your good works, glorify God in the day when he visits them.

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who treat you insolently, and persecute you;

Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto wrath: for it is written, "Vengeance belongeth to me; I will recompence, saith the Lord." If therefore thine enemy hunger, give him food; if he thirst, give him drink: for so doing, thou shalt heap up coals of fire on his head.

For such is the will of God, that by well doing ye hold under restraint the ignorance of foolish men:

keeping a good conscience; that whereas they malign you, as evil doers, they may be confounded who take pleasure in ridiculing your good conduct in Christ.

And not only so, but we glory also in tribulations: knowing that tribulation produceth patience; and patience, proof; and proof, hope; and hope doth not make us ashamed; because the love of God is poured out into our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given to us.

Blessed are ye, when they shall revile and persecute you, and lying, speak every thing evil against you for my sake. Rejoice and exult; for plenteous is your reward in the heavens: for just so they persecuted the prophets who went before you.

Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from them, and shall revile you, and shall cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy; for, lo! your reward is great in heaven: for after the same manner did your fathers to the prophets.

Then they went rejoicing from the presence of the sanhedrim, that for his name's sake, they had been counted worthy to suffer this injurious treatment.

And the populace stood up together against them: and the magistrates, after having had their garments torn from their backs, commanded them to be beaten with rods. And laying on them many stripes, cast them into prison, commanding the jailor to keep them in safe custody: who, receiving such an injunction, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.read more.
But about midnight Paul and Silas, after joining in prayer, sang hymns to God: and the prisoners heard them.

Rejoice with those that rejoice, and weep with those that weep.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh the measure of afflictions for Christ which remains to be endured for his body, which is the church,

Wherein ye exult, though yet for a little space, (if it must be so,) ye are in sorrow through various trials:

Beloved, be not amazed at the fiery trial among you which is to bring you to the test, as though something strange happened to you;

For I reckon that the sufferings of the present moment are not worthy to be placed against the future glory that shall be revealed to us.

But thou hast fully known my doctrine, conduct, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, patience, the persecutions, the sufferings, which beset me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, yet out of them all the Lord delivered me.

So that we may with confidence say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

Because thou hast keep the word of my patience, I also will preserve thee from the hour of temptation, which is coming upon the whole habitable globe to try the dwellers upon earth.

Let the tenor of your life be divested of the love of money; content with your present possessions: for he hath said, "I will in no wise leave thee, neither will I in any case forsake thee."

teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo! I am with you at all times even to the end of the world. Amen.

persecuted, yet not abandoned; cast down, but not destroyed;

praying at every opportunity with all prayer and supplication in Spirit, and watching for this very purpose with perseverance and intercession for all the saints;

bless those who curse you, and pray for those who wantonly insult you.

And shall not God execute vengeance for his own elect, who cry out to him day and night, though he bear long with them? Yes, I tell you, that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, ah! shall he find faith on the earth?

But the end of all things is near: be ye therefore sober-minded, and vigilant in prayers.

For he must reign, until he hath put all enemies under his feet.

But our conversation is in heaven as its citizens, from whence also we are expecting the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall transform our body of humiliation, that it may be conformed to his body of glory, according to the effectual working of him who is able to subdue even all things to himself.

seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; and to you who are troubled, rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ from heaven with his mighty angels, in a flame of fire, taking vengeance of them that know not God, and obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of the world are become our Lord's, and his Messiah's, and he shall reign for ever and ever.

For which cause also I suffer these things; but I am not ashamed: for I know on whom I have placed my confidence, and am persuaded that he is mighty to guard my deposit unto the great day.

Fear nothing from the things which thou shalt suffer: lo! the devil will cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have a ten day's tribulation: be thou faithful until death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

And one of the presbyters addressed me, saying, Who are these persons who are clothed in white robes? and from whence came they? And I said to him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are persons who are come out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made their robes white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.read more.
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun scorch them, nor any burning heat. Because the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will feed them, as a shepherd, and lead them unto living fountains of waters; and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.

And they have vanquished him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto death.

Then he released unto them Barabbas: but having scourged Jesus, he delivered him up to be crucified. Thereupon the soldiers of the governor taking Jesus away to the Praetorium, gathered around him the whole band: and stripping him, put about him a scarlet cloak.read more.
And platting a crown of thorns, they placed it on his head, and a cane in his right hand: and bowing the knee before him, mocked him, saying, Hail, king of the Jews! And spitting upon him, they took the cane, and struck him upon his head. And when they had insulted him, they took off from him the cloak, and put his own garments on him, and led him away to crucify him.

So Pilate, willing to do what would be satisfactory to the people, released to them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus to be scourged, in order to be crucified. Then the soldiers led him to the hall, which is the Praetorium, and called together the whole band. And they invested him with a robe of purple, and platting a crown of thorns, put it about his head,read more.
and began to pay their salutations to him, Hail, King of the Jews! And they struck him on the head with a cane, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees payed him homage. And when they had treated him with mockery, they took off the purple robe from him, and clothed him with his own garments, and led him out to crucify him.

For what glory would there be, if committing faults, and being buffeted, ye suffered patiently? but if, when ye behave well, yet suffer, ye bear it patiently, this is graciously accepted of God. For hereunto have ye been called, because Christ also hath suffered for you, leaving you a pattern, that ye should follow his steps; who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:read more.
who, when reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he used no menaces; but referred himself to him who judgeth righteously:

But if ye should even suffer for righteousness, blessed are ye: be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled, but sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be always ready with your reply to every man who demands a reason respecting the hope which is in you with meekness and fear: keeping a good conscience; that whereas they malign you, as evil doers, they may be confounded who take pleasure in ridiculing your good conduct in Christ.read more.
For it is better (if it be God's will) to suffer as well doers than as evil doers.

but as ye share in the sufferings of Christ rejoice, that at the revelation of his glory also ye may hail him with exultations. If ye suffer reproach for the name of Christ, blessed are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: by them indeed he is blasphemed, but by you he is glorified.