'Persecute' in the Bible

Blessed are ye when men'shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

but I say unto you, love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;

But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone through the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them shall ye kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city: