34 Bible Verses about Persecution, Forms Of

And the high priest and all those being with him, being the sect of the Sadducees, were filled with rage, and laid hands on the apostles, and placed them in the public prison.

For he knew that they delivered Him on account of envy.

And the Jews seeing the multitudes, were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the word spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

For where there are envy and strife, there are contention and every evil work.

And the chief priests and scribes were seeking how they might kill Him; for they feared the people.

And Herod the king having heard, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him,

And at that time there was no small commotion concerning the way. For a certain Demetrius by name, a silversmith, making silver shrines of Diana, was bringing no small gain to the mechanics, whom having assembled and the laborers about such things, he said, Men, you know that it is from this work that prosperity is to us:read more.
and you see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, that this Paul having persuaded them has turned away a great multitude, saying that there are no gods made with hands. And not only is this interest in danger to us to come into disrepute; but even the temple of the great goddess Diana to be considered for nought, and they are about even to despise the majesty of her, whom all Asia and the world worships.

not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother; and on account of what did he slay him? Because his own works were evil, and those of his brother righteous.

The world is not able to hate you; but it hates me, because I testify against it, that its works are evil.

Blessed are ye when they may despise you, and shall persecute you, and may say all evil against you, falsifying, for my sake.

And there was much murmuring in the crowd concerning Him: some indeed were saying, That He is good; others were saying, No, but He deceives the multitude.

Then they bribed men, saying, that we have heard him speaking words blasphemous against Moses and God.

For having found this man pestilential, and stirring up seditions to all the Jews who are throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

And his parents said these things, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had already stipulated, that if any one should confess Him to be Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

but that it may extend no further unto the people, let us threaten them to speak no more in this name to any one of men.

being scandalized, we entreat: we have become as the offscourings of the world, the refuse of all things until now.

Therefore let us go forth to him without the camp, bearing his reproach;

I know your tribulations, and your poverty, but you are rich; and I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

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

we know that God spoke to Moses: but we do not know this One, whence He is.

Nevertheless indeed many of the rulers also believed on Him; but they were not confessing Him on account of the Pharisees, in order that they might not be put out of the synagogues:

They will put you out of the synagogues: but the hour is coming, that every one killing you may think he is offering service to God.

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

Beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the sanhedrins, and will beat you in their synagogues;

These are the beginnings of travails. But you take heed to yourselves: for they will deliver you into councils; and will beat you in the synagogues: and you shall stand before governors and kings on account of me, for a testimony unto them.

Truly, truly, I say unto you, When you were young, you girded yourself, and walked about where you wished: but when you get old, you will reach forth your hands, and another will lead you, where you do not wish. And He spoke this, signifying by what death he shall glorify God. And having spoken this, He says to him, Follow me.

And they obeyed him, and having called the apostles, beating them, they commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and sent them away.

But Paul said to them, Having beaten us publicly uncondemned, being Roman men, they cast us into prison, and now do they cast us out privately? for no; but having come themselves let them lead us out.

thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice was I shipwrecked, a day and a night I spent in the deep.

Finally let no one give me troubles: for I bear in my own body the marks of Jesus.

and others received the trial of scourgings and mockings, and still of bonds and imprisonment: they were stoned, they were tempted, they were burnt, they died by the edge of the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins; being destitute, troubled, persecuted, of whom the world was not worthy; wandering in deserts, and in mountains, and caves and dens of the earth.read more.
And all these, having received the witness of the spirit through faith, did not obtain the promise:

being antecedently a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and an insulter: but I obtained mercy, because I did it in unbelief being ignorant;

But at this time king Herod reached forth his hands to persecute some of those from the church.

But they were only hearing that The one persecuting us at one time is now preaching the faith which he was once desolating;