Persecuted

All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!

A song of ascents. Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth—let Israel now declare—

…many a time they have persecuted me from my youth, but they have not prevailed against me.

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

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

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.

I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,

We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

…persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.

For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.

They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”

At that time, however, the son born by the flesh persecuted the son born by the Spirit. It is the same now.

Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.

Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,