'Persecute' in the Bible

"How blessed are you whenever people insult you, persecute you, and say all sorts of evil things against you falsely because of me!

But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,

So when they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, because I tell all of you with certainty that you will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

"That is why I am sending you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will whip in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.