Luke 21:16; John 16:1-3; Matthew 5:11; Matthew 5:44; Matthew 23:34; Luke 21:12; John 15:20; Romans 12:14; Galatians 1:13; Isaiah 66:5; Acts 26:9-11; Revelation 6:9

Luke 21:16

16 "But you will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death,

John 16:1-3

1 "These things I have spoken to you so that you may be kept from stumbling.

2 "They will make you outcasts from the synagogue, but an hour is coming for everyone who kills you to think that he is offering service to God.

3 "These things they will do because they have not known the Father or Me.

Matthew 5:11

11 "Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

Matthew 5:44

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

Matthew 23:34

34 "Therefore , behold, I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city,

Luke 21:12

12 "But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for My name's sake.

John 15:20

20 "Remember the word that I said to you, 'A slave is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also.

Romans 12:14

14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

Galatians 1:13

13 For you have heard of my former manner of life in Judaism, how I used to persecute the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it;

Isaiah 66:5

5 Hear the word of the LORD , you who tremble at His word: "Your brothers who hate you, who exclude you for My name's sake, Have said, 'Let the LORD be glorified, that we may see your joy.' But they will be put to shame.

Acts 26:9-11

9 "So then, I thought to myself that I had to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

10 "And this is just what I did in Jerusalem; not only did I lock up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, but also when they were being put to death I cast my vote against them.

11 "And as I punished them often in all the synagogues, I tried to force them to blaspheme; and being furiously enraged at them, I kept pursuing them even to foreign cities.

Revelation 6:9

9 When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimony which they had maintained;