Bible Verses About Martyrdom

Then Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.

So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.

He also put to the sword Nob, the city of the priests, with its men and women, children and infants, oxen, donkeys, and sheep.

for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)

“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”

Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.

They brought Uriah out of Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him put to the sword and his body thrown into the burial place of the common people.

Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.

You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town.

And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.

Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.

As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.

You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death.

And you will be hated by everyone because of My name.

Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

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.