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Matthew 10:22
And all nations will hate you because you are my followers. But everyone who endures to the end will be saved.
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John 16:3
This is because they have never known the Father or me.
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Matthew 24:9
“ Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers.
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John 8:19
“ Where is your father?” they asked. Jesus answered,“ Since you don’t know who I am, you don’t know who my Father is. If you knew me, you would also know my Father.”
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Matthew 10:18
You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell the rulers and other unbelievers about me.
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1 Corinthians 15 34
Think carefully about what is right, and stop sinning. For to your shame I say that some of you don’t know God at all.
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Revelation 2:3
You have patiently suffered for me without quitting.
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Psalms 69:7
For I endure insults for your sake; humiliation is written all over my face.
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Acts 28:25-27
And after they had argued back and forth among themselves, they left with this final word from Paul:“ The Holy Spirit was right when he said to your ancestors through Isaiah the prophet,‘ Go and say to this people: When you hear what I say, you will not understand. When you see what I do, you will not comprehend.For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes— so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.’
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Romans 1:28
Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done.
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John 8:54
Jesus answered,“ If I want glory for myself, it doesn’t count. But it is my Father who will glorify me. You say,‘ He is our God,’
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Matthew 5:11
“ God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers.
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1 Corinthians 2 8
But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would not have crucified our glorious Lord.
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2 Thessalonians 1 8
in flaming fire, bringing judgment on those who don’t know God and on those who refuse to obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus.
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Matthew 10:39
If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it.
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1John 2:3-4
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1 Peter 4 13-1 Peter 4 14
Instead, be very glad— for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world.If you are insulted because you bear the name of Christ, you will be blessed, for the glorious Spirit of God rests upon you.
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Acts 9:16
And I will show him how much he must suffer for my name’s sake.”
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Acts 17:23
for as I was walking along I saw your many shrines. And one of your altars had this inscription on it:‘ To an Unknown God.’ This God, whom you worship without knowing, is the one I’m telling you about.
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Acts 3:17
“ Friends, I realize that what you and your leaders did to Jesus was done in ignorance.
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2 Corinthians 4 3-2 Corinthians 4 6
If the Good News we preach is hidden behind a veil, it is hidden only from people who are perishing.Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.You see, we don’t go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus’ sake.For God, who said,“ Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.
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Acts 5:41
The apostles left the high council rejoicing that God had counted them worthy to suffer disgrace for the name of Jesus.
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Isaiah 66:5
Hear this message from the Lord, all you who tremble at his words:“ Your own people hate you and throw you out for being loyal to my name.‘ Let the Lord be honored!’ they scoff.‘ Be joyful in him!’ But they will be put to shame.
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Luke 6:22
What blessings await you when people hate you and exclude you and mock you and curse you as evil because you follow the Son of Man.