47 Bible Verses about Persecution, Attitudes To

and you shall be hated by all men for my sake. But he that endures to the end shall be saved.

and labor, working with our hands; being reviled we bless, being persecuted we endure,

so that we boast of you in the churches of God, of your patience and faith, in all your persecutions and the afflictions which you endure,

Do you also have long patience, confirm your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

Therefore also we, having so great a cloud of witnesses lying around us, laying aside every impediment and sin which entirely surrounds us, let us run with patience the race set before us,

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil; for our conflict is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the potentates of the darkness of this world, against the spiritual [hosts] of evil in the heavenly [worlds].read more.
Take therefore the whole armor of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done all to stand. Stand, therefore, girded about your loins with truth, and having put on the cuirass of righteousness, and bound your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; over all, taking the shield of the faith, with which you may be able to extinguish all the fiery darts of evil. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying with all prayer and supplication on every occasion with the spirit, and watching in the same with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints, and for me, that a word may be given me at the opening of my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, in behalf of which I perform an embassy in bonds, that I may speak boldly in them, as I ought to speak.

Endure evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

whom resist, firm in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are accomplished by your brothers in the world.

and you have patience, and suffered for my name, and did not faint.

having your conduct honorable among the gentiles, that wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, from the good works which they see they may glorify God in the day of visitation,

But I tell you, Love your enemies, and pray for those that persecute you;

not vindicating yourselves, beloved, but give place to wrath; for it is written, Judgment is mine, I will repay, says the Lord. If therefore your enemy is hungry, give him food; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for doing this you shall heap coals of fire on his head.

for this is the will of God, that by well-doing you may silence the ignorance of foolish men;

having a good conscience, that in what they speak evil of you they may be ashamed who slander your good conduct in Christ.

And not only [this], but we rejoice also in afflictions, knowing that affliction works out patience, and patience, experience, and experience, hope; and the hope makes not ashamed, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit given us.

Blessed are you when they shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say every evil against you, falsely, for my sake. Rejoice and exult, for great is your reward in heaven; for so persecuted they the prophets who were before you.

Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude you from their company, and reproach and cast out your names as evil, on account of the Son of man. Rejoice in that day, and be exceedingly glad; for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For in this manner did their fathers to the prophets.

They went therefore from the presence of the Sanhedrim, rejoicing that they were accounted worthy to suffer shame for the name of [Christ];

And the multitude came together against them, and the prefects tearing off their clothes gave orders to beat them with rods, and having inflicted many blows on them cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely; who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.read more.
But at midnight Paul and Silas prayed and sung praises to God, and the prisoners heard them.

Rejoice with the rejoicing, weep with the weeping.

Now I rejoice in sufferings for you, and supply the deficiencies of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body, which is the church,

In which you rejoice, though now for a little while if need be made sad by manifold trials,

BELOVED, think not strange of the fiery trial which is to try you, as if some strange thing happened to you,

For I think that the sufferings of the present time are of no account in comparison with the glory to be revealed in us.

But you have followed my instruction,??ode of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, patience, persecutions, sufferings, which befell me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; the great persecutions which I suffered, and the Lord delivered me from all.

so that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear; what can man do to me?

Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which is to come on all the world, to try those who dwell on the earth.

Let your life be without avarice, and be contented with what you have; for he said, I will never leave you, I will never forsake you;

teaching them to keep all things which I have commanded you; and behold, I am with you always till the consummation of the world.

being persecuted but not deserted, being cast down but not destroyed,

praying with all prayer and supplication on every occasion with the spirit, and watching in the same with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,

bless those that curse you; pray for those that injure you;

And will not God execute the judgment of his elect, who cry day and night to him, even though he waits long on them? I tell you, he will execute their judgment speedily. But when the Son of man comes will he find faith on the earth?

But the end of all things is at hand. Be sober therefore, and watch in prayers;

For he must reign till he has put all enemies under his feet.

But our kingdom is in heaven, from which also we expect the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will change our humble body, and make it like his glorious body, by the power by which he is able also to subject all things to himself.

since it is just with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you, and to you who are afflicted rest with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his mighty angels in a flame of fire, executing judgment on all that know not God and obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus;

AND the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, the kingdom of the world has become our Lord's and his Christ's, and he shall reign forever and ever.

for which cause I suffer these things; but I am not ashamed; for I know in whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep my trust to that day.

Fear not what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that you may be tried, and you shall have affliction ten days. Be faithful till death, and I will give you the crown of life.

And one of the elders answered and said to me, Who are those clothed with white robes, and whence did they come? And I said to him, My Lord, you know. And he said to me, These are those who come out from great affliction, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple, and he that sits on the throne will dwell among them.read more.
And they shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun strike them nor any heat, for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne shall feed them and lead them to fountains of the waters of life, and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.

And they conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and exposed their lives to death.

Then he released Barabbas to them, and having scourged Jesus delivered him up to be crucified. THEN the soldiers of the procurator taking Jesus to the Praetorium assembled about him the whole cohort, and stripped him, and put on him a crimson cloak,read more.
and making a crown of thorns they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they knelt before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! And they spit on him, and took the reed and beat him on his head. And when they had mocked him, they took the cloak off from him, and put on him his own clothes, and led him away to crucify him.

And Pilate wishing to satisfy the multitude released to them Barabbas; and having scourged Jesus delivered him up to be crucified. AND the soldiers led him away into the court which is the Praetorium, and called together all the cohort. And they put on him a purple garment, and plaiting a thorny crown put it on him.read more.
And they saluted him, Hail, king of the Jews! And they struck his head with a reed, and beat him, and kneeling down worshipped him. And when they had mocked him they took off the purple garment, and put on him his own clothes, and they led him away to crucify him,

For what glory is it if when you sin and are punished you bear it patiently? But if you do well and suffer and bear it patiently, [this deserves thanks], for it is acceptable to God. For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you a copy that you should follow his steps, who committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth,read more.
who being reviled reviled not, suffering threatened not, but committed himself to him that judges righteously,

But even if you suffer on account of righteousness, you are blessed. But fear not with their fear, neither be troubled; and sanctify the anointed Lord in your hearts, and be always ready with a defense to every one that asks you a reason for the hope that is in you; but with meekness and fear, having a good conscience, that in what they speak evil of you they may be ashamed who slander your good conduct in Christ.read more.
For it is better to suffer doing good, if the will of God allows, than doing evil.

but as you partake of the sufferings of Christ rejoice, that you may also rejoice exulting at the revelation of his glory. If you are reproached for the name of Christ, happy are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.