Quotes about Persecution
The men who were holding Jesus began to mock Him and beat Him.
- Luke 22:63
Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.
- John 5:16
Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
- John 5:18
After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.
- John 7:1
His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
- John 9:22
At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him.
- John 10:31
“Rabbi,” they replied, “the Jews just tried to stone You, and You are going back there?”
- John 11:8
Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.
- John 12:42
If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
- John 15:18
Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.
- John 15:20
But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.
- John 15:21
They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.
- John 16:2