Bible Verses About Persecution

And the Pharisees going out made a consultation against him, how they might destroy him.

But Jesus knowing it, retired from thence: and many followed him, and he healed them all.

But the Pharisees hearing it, said: This man casteth not out devils but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

Yet hath he not root in himself, but is only for a time: and when there ariseth tribulation and persecution because of the word, he is presently scandalized.

And there came to him the Pharisees and Sadducees tempting: and they asked him to shew them a sign from heaven.

And Jesus answering, said: You know not what you ask. Can you drink the chalice that I shall drink? They say to him: We can.

Hear ye another parable. There was a man, an householder, who planted a vineyard and made a hedge round about it and dug in it a press and built a tower and let it out to husbandmen and went into a strange country.

And when the time of the fruits drew nigh, he sent his servants to the husbandmen that they might receive the fruits thereof.

And the husbandmen laying hands on his servants, beat one and killed another and stoned another.

Again he sent other servants, more than the former; and they did to them in like manner.

And last of all he sent to them his son, saying: They will reverence my son.

But the husbandmen seeing the son, said among themselves: This is the heir: come, let us kill him, and we shall have his inheritance.

And taking him, they cast him forth out of the vineyard and killed him.

Then the Pharisees going, consulted among themselves how to insnare him in his speech.

Then were gathered together the chief priests and ancients of the people, into the court of the high priest, who was called Caiphas:

And they consulted together that by subtilty they might apprehend Jesus and put him to death.

Then went one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, to the chief priests.

And said to them: What will you give me, and I will deliver him unto you? But they appointed him thirty pieces of silver.

And from thenceforth he sought opportunity to betray him.

Then Jesus saith to him: Put up again thy sword into its place: for all that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

And the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death.

Then did they spit in his face and buffeted him. And others struck his face with the palms of their hands,

And the whole people answering, said: His blood be upon us and upon our children.

Then he released to them Barabbas: and having scourged Jesus, delivered him unto them to be crucified.

Then the soldiers of the governor, taking Jesus into the hall, gathered together unto him the whole band.