Bible verses about Persecution
Verses for believers who suffer for their faith, about endurance and reward.
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:10Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
Matthew 5:11Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
Matthew 5:12But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
Matthew 5:44You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
Matthew 10:22When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
Matthew 10:23If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
John 15:18Remember 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.
John 15:20Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
Romans 8:35As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
Romans 8:36No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
Romans 8:37We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
2 Corinthians 4:8persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.
2 Corinthians 4:9That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:10Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
2 Timothy 3:12How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.
1 Peter 2:20But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
1 Peter 3:14Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.
1 Peter 4:12But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
1 Peter 4:13If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
1 Peter 4:14But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.
1 Peter 4:16Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Revelation 2:10They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.
Revelation 12:11