35 Bible Verses about Persecution, Forms Of

But the high priest rose up and all who were with him, that is, the party of the Sadducees, and they were filled with jealousy. They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed him over.

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted what was spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.

For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.

And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to kill him, for they feared the people.

When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

About that time there arose no small disturbance concerning the Way. For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen. These he gathered together, with the workmen of similar trades, and said, "Men, you know that from this business we have our wealth.read more.
And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in almost all of Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away a considerable number of people, saying that gods made with hands are no gods at all. Not only is there danger that this trade of ours fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis be regarded as worthless and that she whom all of Asia and the world worship will even be dethroned from her magnificence."

and not be like Cain who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous.

The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify of it that its works are evil.

Blessed are you when they revile you and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for my sake.

And there was much complaining among the people about him. Some said, "He is a good man"; others said, "No, on the contrary, he deceives the people."

Then they secretly induced men to say, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God."

and they have been told about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or to walk according to the customs.

For we have found this man a pestilent fellow who stirs up dissension among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

His parents said this because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone confessed that he was Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.

But in order that it may spread no further among the people, let us warn them to speak no longer to any one in this name."

when we are slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the scum of the world, the refuse of all things.

Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore.

I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and I know the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.

We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we do not know where he comes from."

Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue;

They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils and flog you in their synagogues.

But watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.

Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go." This he said to show by what death he would glorify God. And after this he said to him, "Follow me."

So they took his advice, and they called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

But Paul said to them, "They have beaten us publicly, without trial, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and do they now cast us out secretly? No! Let them come themselves and take us out."

Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, a night and a day I have spent in the open sea.

From now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.

And others experienced mockings and scourgings, yes, also chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, ill-treated of whom the world was not worthy wandering in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.read more.
And all these, though well attested by their faith, did not receive what was promised,

Even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor, I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief;

Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to persecute them.

they only heard it said, "He who once persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy."