Bible Verses About Persecution

But the Pharisees went out, and conspired against him, how they might destroy him.

Yeshua, perceiving that, withdrew from there. Great multitudes followed him; and he healed them all,

But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.”

yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

But Yeshua answered, “You don’t know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be immersed with the immersion that I am immersed with?” They said to him, “We are able.”

“Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household, who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a wine press in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went into another country.

When the season for the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the farmers, to receive his fruit.

The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.

Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they treated them the same way.

But afterward he sent to them his son, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and seize his inheritance.’

So they took him, and threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk.

Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.

They took counsel together that they might take Yeshua by deceit, and kill him.

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

and said, “What are you willing to give me, that I should deliver him to you?” They weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver.

From that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

Then Yeshua said to him, “Put your sword back into its place, for all those who take the sword will die by the sword.

Now the chief priests, the elders, and the whole council sought false testimony against Yeshua, that they might put him to death;

Then they spit in his face and beat him with their fists, and some slapped him,

All the people answered, “May his blood be on us, and on our children!”

Then he released to them Barabbas, but Yeshua he flogged and delivered to be crucified.

Then the governor’s soldiers took Yeshua into the Praetorium, and gathered the whole garrison together against him.