35 Bible Verses about Persecution, Forms Of

And the high priest, rising up, and all those with him, being the sect of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy, and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in a public prison.

For he knew that because of envy they delivered Him up.

But the Jews, seeing the multitudes, were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things spoken by Paul, blaspheming.

For where there are jealousy and contention, there is confusion and every vile deed.

and the high priests and scribes were seeking how they might put Him to death; for they were fearing the people.

And the king Herod, hearing it, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

And about that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way. For a certain one, Demetrius by name, a silver-smith, making silver shrines of Diana, was bringing to the artisans no small business; gathering whom together, and the workmen of like occupation, be said, "Men, ye know that out of this business we have our wealth.read more.
And ye perceive and hear that, not only at Ephesus, but almost in all Asia, this Paul, having persuaded, turned away a great multitude, saying, that they are not gods that are made with hands. And not only is there danger to us that this branch of our business will come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana be reckoned of no account, and also her magnificence will be destroyed, whom all Asia and the inhabited earth worship."

not as Cain who was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And wherefore did he slay him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

The world cannot hate you; but Me it hates, because I testify concerning it, that its works are evil.

"Happy are ye, when they shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for My sake.

And there was much murmuring about Him among the multitudes: some were saying, "He is a good Man;" others were saying, "Nay, but He is misleading the multitude."

Then they suborned men, who said, "We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and against God."

And they were informed by report concerning you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children, nor to walk after the customs.

For, finding this man a plague, and stirring up insurrections among the Jews throughout the inhabited earth, and a ring-leader of the sect of the Nazarenes;

These things said his parents, because they were fearing the Jews; for the Jews had agreed already, that, if any one should confess Him to be Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

but, that it spread no further among the people, let us threaten them, that they speak no more to any man in This Name."

being defamed, we entreat; we were made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things, until now.

Therefore, let us go forth to Him without the camp, bearing His reproach;

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

And ye will be hated by all, for My name's sake; but he who endures to the end, the same shall be saved.

We know that God hath spoken to Moses; but, as to this Man, we know not whence He is."

Yet, however, even from among the rulers, many believed on 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; yea, an hour is coming, that every one who kills you will think that 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 perils or sword?

But beware of men; for they will deliver you up to high-councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you;

"But take heed to yourselves; for they will deliver you up to the councils; and in synagogues ye will be beaten; and before governors and kings ye will stand for My sake, for a testimony to them.

Verily, verily, I say to you, when you were young, you were wont to gird yourself, and to walk wheresoever you wished; but, when you become old, you will stretch forth your hands, and another will gird you, and carry you whither you wish not." Now this He spake, signifying by what manner of death he would glorify God. And, having spoken this, He saith to him, "Follow Me."

And to him they assented; and calling the apostles to them, beating them, they charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go,

But Paul said to them "Having beaten us in public, uncondemned, being Romans, they cast us into prison; and now are they casting us out secretly? Nay, verily; but, coming themselves, let them lead us out."

thrice I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; thrice I suffered shipwreck; a night and a day I have spent in the deep;

Henceforth let no one occasion trouble to me; for I am bearing in my body the brand-marks of Jesus.

And others had trial of mockings and scourgings, and, moreover, of bonds and imprisonment: they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted, they perished in the slaughter of the sword; they went about in sheep-skins, in goat-skins, being destitute, suffering tribulation, maltreated (of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves, and the holes of the earth.read more.
And these all, having received a good report through faith, obtained not the promise;

though formerly I was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious; but I obtained mercy, because I, being ignorant, did it in unbelief;

Now about that time Herod the king put forth his bands to harm some of the assembly.

but they were only hearing, "He who was once persecuting us now proclaims the faith which once he was destroying."