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Matthew 5:10-12
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. . . .

Acts 5:41
The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.

1 Corinthians 4:12, 13
We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; . . .

Hebrews 10:33
Sometimes you were publicly exposed to ridicule and persecution; at other times you were partners with those who were so treated.

Hebrews 11:36
Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.

footsteps

Psalm 56:5, 6
All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are of my demise. . . .

Psalm 57:3
He reaches down from heaven and saves me; He rebukes those who trample me. Selah God sends forth His loving devotion and His truth.

2 Samuel 16:7, 8
And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, "Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed! . . .

Matthew 12:24
But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, "Only by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, does this man drive out demons."

Matthew 26:61
and said, "This man declared, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.'"

John 8:48
The Jews answered Him, "Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?"

1 Peter 2:20, 21
How 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 3:16
keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you will be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.

1 Peter 4:14-16
If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. . . .