47 Bible Verses about Persecution, Attitudes To

"You will be hated by all men because of my name; and he who endures to the end shall be saved.

Homeless men, we toil, working with our own hands.

So that I myself am boasting about you among the churches of God, boasting of the stedfastness and faith which you are displaying in all the troubles and afflictions which you are enduring.

So you also must be patient. Stablish your hearts; for the coming of the Lord is at hand!

Seeing then that we are encircled with this great cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and the sin that clings about us. Let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Finally, my brothers, let your hearts be strengthened in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on all the panoply of God, so that you may be able to stand your ground against the stratagems of the devil. For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the despotisms, the empires, the rulers of this present darkness, the spirit-hosts of evil in the heavenly realm.read more.
Therefore take up the panoply of God, so that when the evil day comes you may be able to withstand them, and having overthrown them all, to stand your ground. Stand firm then, girt about with the belt of truth, and wearing the breastplate of righteousness, and having your feet shod with the stability of the gospel of peace. And take up to cover you the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the flaming darts of the Evil One. Take likewise the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Continue to pray at all times, with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching for it with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; and for me, that utterance may be given me to open my mouth boldly, and to make known the mystery of the gospel for which I am an ambassador, and in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it boldly as I ought to speak.

Take your share in suffering as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

Resist him, standing firm in the faith, knowing well that the same afflictions are being accomplished in your brothers that are in the world.

You are holding fast, and have borne up for my name's sake, and have not grown weary.

Let your manner of life before the Gentiles be honest; so that, although they are now slandering you as evil-doers, they may, by beholding your noble conduct, come to glorify God, in the day of visitation.

"But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you.

Never revenge yourself, beloved, but leave the field clear for God's wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay," says the Lord. On the contrary, therefore, If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by so doing you will be heaping burning coals on his head.

For it is the will of God that by well-doing you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men.

See that you have a clear conscience, so that, although they speak of you as evil-doers, these libelers of your good Christian lives may be ashamed.

And not only so, but we are actually exulting also even in our troubles; for we know that trouble works fortitude, and fortitude character, and character, hope??5 a hope which never disappoints us. For through the Holy Spirit who has given to us, the "brimming river of the love of God" has overflowed in our hearts.

"Blessed are you when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my name's sake. "Rejoice and exult in it, because your reward was great in the heavens; for so did they persecute the prophets before you.

"Blessed are you when men shall hate you, And excommunicate you and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil because of the Son of man. "Rejoice in that day and exult, For your reward is great in heaven; For even so did their fathers to the prophets.

So they left Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been deemed worthy to suffer disgrace for the sake of the Name;

The crowd, too, rose up together against them, and the praetors, after having them stripped, and after ordering them to be flogged, had many lashes inflicted upon them, and put them in prison, with a charge to the jailer to keep them safe. On receiving so strict an order he cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.read more.
But at midnight, while Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,

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

I am now rejoicing in my sufferings on your behalf; and I am filling up in my own body what is yet lacking of the sufferings of Christ in behalf of the church, his Body.

Exult in this, though now for a brief moment, if need be, you have suffered many hardships.

Do not think it strange, beloved, that a fiery ordeal has come to test you, as though some surprising thing had befallen you.

For I count as nothing what we now suffer, in comparison with the glory which will soon be unveiled to us.

But you, Timothy, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aims, my faith, patience, love, endurance, as well as the persecutions and sufferings which befell me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. You know all the persecutions I endured, and how the Lord delivered me out of them all!

So that we can say with confidence, The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from that hour of trial which is about to come upon the whole inhabited earth, to test those who dwell on the earth.

Let your life be untainted by love of money; be content with such things as you have; for God himself has said, I will never leave thee; I will never forsake thee.

teaching them to observe every command which I have given you. and lo! I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world."

persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.

Continue to pray at all times, with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching for it with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

Bless those who curse you, pray for those who calumniate you.

"And will not God see justice done to his elect who are crying unto him day and night, even if he seems to delay helping them? "I tell you that he will quickly see justice done to his elect! Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes, will he find faith upon the earth?"

But the end of all things is close at hand; so be sober, watch and pray.

For he must rule until he has put all his enemies under his feet.

But commonwealth is in heaven; and it is from heaven also that we are anxiously awaiting a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will change the fashion of the body of our abasement into the likeness of his glorious body by the energy with which he is able even to subject all things to himself.

For truly God's justice must render back trouble to those who are troubling you, and give to you, who are now troubled, rest, along with me at the unveiling "apocalypse" of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with his mighty angels, in flaming fire. Then shall he take vengeance on those who know not God, even on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

And the seventh angel blew his trumpet; and there followed great voices in heaven, and they said, "THE KINGDOMS OF THIS WORLD ARE BECOME THE KINGDOM OF OUR LORD AND OF HIS CHRIST, AND HE WILL REIGN FOREVER AND EVER."

But I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have fully believed, and I am thoroughly persuaded that he is able to keep what I have given him until the Day.

Fear not what you are about to suffer! Behold, the devil is indeed going to put some of you in prison, that you may be tested, and you will have persecution for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

And one of the Elders spoke to me, saying. "Who are these, clad in white robes? Whence come they?" And I said to him, "You know, my Lord." And he said to me, "These are those who have come out of the great persecution, and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. For this they are now before the throne of God, and are serving him day and night in his temple. "And He who sits on the throne Will spread his tabernacle over them.read more.
They hunger no more, Neither thirst any more; Neither will the sun strike upon them, Nor any scorching heat; For the Lamb in the midst of the throne Will shepherd them, And will lead them to fountains of living water; And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb, And by the word of their testimony; And they loved not their life, even unto death.

Then he released Barabbas to them, but Jesus he scourged, and delivered to be crucified. Then the soldiers of the Governor took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered all the battalion together. They stripped him and put on him a scarlet robe.read more.
And they twisted a thorny crown for him, and put it on his head, and placed a reed in his right hand. Then they knelt before him, in mockery, crying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" And they spit upon him, and took the reed and struck him on the head, again and again. At last, when they had finished their mocking, they took the robe off, and put his own garments on him, and led him away to crucify him.

So Pilate, who wished to make himself strong with the crowd, released Barabbas to them, and gave Jesus over for crucifixion, after he had scourged him. The soldiers then led him away into the courtyard (Praetorium), and called together the whole battalion. They clothed Jesus in purple, and plaited a crown of thorns, and placed it on his head.read more.
Then they began to salute him. "Hail, King of the Jews," they said. They kept striking him on the head with a rod, and spitting upon him; and on bended knee they did him homage. And after their sport with him, they stripped off the purple robe, and put on his own clothes, and led him out to crucify him.

For what credit is it if, when you are struck for a fault, you take it patiently? But if when you are doing well and suffer for it, you always take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. For this is your calling; because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in his footsteps; He committed no sin, Neither was guile found in his mouth.read more.
He was reviled, and reviled not back. When he suffered he never threatened but always committed his cause to the One who judges rightly.

But even if you should suffer in behalf of righteousness, you are happy. Do not be afraid of their terror, neither be troubled. But consecrate Christ in your hearts, as Lord. Be always in readiness to make and answer to any one who asks you a reason for the hope that is within you, yet with gentleness and reverence. See that you have a clear conscience, so that, although they speak of you as evil-doers, these libelers of your good Christian lives may be ashamed.read more.
For it is better that you suffer for doing right, if such be God's will, than for doing wrong;

But be glad in the degree in which you share in the sufferings of Christ; so that when his glory shall be revealed, you too may be glad with triumphant gladness. If you are being reproached for the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the spirit of glory and of God is resting upon you.