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1 Peter 3 14
But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be in dread,
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1 Peter 3 16
and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who disparage your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame.
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Luke 6:22
Blessed are you when the people hate you, and when they exclude you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man.
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Matthew 5:11
“ Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
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James 1:12
Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
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Psalms 146:5
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose hope is in the Lord his God,
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John 15:21
But all these things they will do to you on account of My name, because they do not know the One who sent Me.
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1 Peter 2 19-1 Peter 2 20
For this finds favor, if for the sake of conscience toward God a person endures grief when suffering unjustly.For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God.
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Acts 13:45
But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began contradicting the things spoken by Paul, and were blaspheming.
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2 Corinthians 12 10
Therefore I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in distresses, in persecutions, in difficulties, in behalf of Christ; for when I am weak, then I am strong.
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Psalms 89:51
With which Your enemies have taunted, Lord, With which they have taunted the footsteps of Your anointed.
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James 5:11
We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome of the Lord’s dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful.
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Isaiah 51:7
Listen to Me, you who know righteousness, A people in whose heart is My Law; Do not fear the taunting of people, Nor be terrified of their abuses.
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John 9:34
They answered him,“ You were born entirely in sins, and yet you are teaching us?” So they put him out.
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1 Peter 2 12
Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God on the day of visitation.
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Numbers 11:25-26
Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to him; and He took away some of the Spirit who was upon him and placed Him upon the seventy elders. And when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. Yet they did not do it again.But two men had remained in the camp; the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other, Medad. And the Spirit rested upon them( and they were among those who had been registered, but had not gone out to the tent), and they prophesied in the camp.
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Acts 18:6
But when they resisted and blasphemed, he shook out his garments and said to them,“ Your blood is on your own heads! I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
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1 Kings 10 8
Blessed are your men, and blessed are these servants of yours who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom!
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John 9:28
They spoke abusively to him and said,“ You are His disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
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Hebrews 11:26
considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking to the reward.
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Psalms 49:9
That he might live on eternally, That he might not undergo decay.
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Psalms 32:1-2
How blessed is he whose wrongdoing is forgiven, Whose sin is covered!How blessed is a person whose guilt the Lord does not take into account, And in whose spirit there is no deceit!
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2 Kings 2 15
Now when the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho opposite him saw him, they said,“ The spirit of Elijah has settled on Elisha.” And they came to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.
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2 Thessalonians 1 10-2 Thessalonians 1 12
when He comes to be glorified among His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed— because our testimony to you was believed.To this end also we pray for you always, that our God will consider you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power,so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, in accordance with the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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John 8:48
The Jews answered and said to Him,“ Do we not rightly say that You are a Samaritan, and You have a demon?”
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John 7:47-52
The Pharisees then replied to them,“ You have not been led astray too, have you?Not one of the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Him, has he?But this crowd that does not know the Law is accursed!”Nicodemus( the one who came to Him before, being one of them)* said to them,“ Our Law does not judge the person unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?”They answered and said to him,“ You are not from Galilee as well, are you? Examine the Scriptures, and see that no prophet arises out of Galilee.”
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Matthew 5:16
Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
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Galatians 1:24
And they were glorifying God because of me.
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1 Peter 4 4-1 Peter 4 5
In all this, they are surprised that you do not run with them in the same excesses of debauchery, and they slander you;but they will give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
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2 Peter 2 2
Many will follow their indecent behavior, and because of them the way of the truth will be maligned;
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Isaiah 11:2
The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and strength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.