Bible Verses About Persecution

For of a truth there assembled together in this city against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel,

And they laid hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison.

Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? And they have slain them who foretold of the coming of the Just One: of whom you have been now the betrayers and murderers.

And at that time, there was raised a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem. And they were all dispersed through the countries of Judea, and Samaria, except the apostles.

And falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

Who said: Who art thou, Lord? And he: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee to kick against the goad.

And at the same time, Herod the king stretched forth his hands, to afflict some of the church.

For they that inhabited Jerusalem and the rulers thereof, not knowing him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, judging him, have fulfilled them.

And finding no cause of death in him, they desired of Pilate that they might kill him.

And when they had fulfilled all things that were written of him, taking him down from the tree, they laid him in a sepulchre.

But the Jews stirred up religious and honourable women and the chief men of the city: and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas: and cast them out of their coasts.

And when there was an assault made by the Gentiles and the Jews with their rulers, to use them contumeliously and to stone them:

And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the gaoler to keep them diligently.

Who persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,

And I indeed did formerly think that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

Which also I did at Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority of the chief priests. And when they were put to death, I brought the sentence.

And oftentimes punishing them, in every synagogue, I compelled them to blaspheme: and being yet more mad against them, I persecuted them even unto foreign cities.

Who then shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation? Or distress? Or famine? Or nakedness? Or danger? Or persecution? Or the sword?

Bless them that persecute you: bless, and curse not.

And we labour, working with our own hands. We are reviled: and we bless. We are persecuted: and we suffer it.

If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

If (according to man) I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what doth it profit me, if the dead rise not again? Let us eat and drink, for to morrow we shall die.

Who hath delivered and doth deliver us out of so great dangers: in whom we trust that he will yet also deliver us,

We suffer persecution: but are not forsaken. We are cast down: but we perish not.

But as then he that was born according to the flesh persecuted him that was after the spirit: so also it is now.