John 15:20

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

Blessed is a person who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.

Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory,

However God’s firm foundation stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”

but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews, and foolishness to Greeks,

persecutions, and sufferings: those things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions. The Lord delivered me out of them all.

He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel, he will be a stumbling stone and a rock that makes them fall. For the people of Jerusalem, he will be a trap and a snare.

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

“Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

Beloved, don’t be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you to test you, as though a strange thing happened to you.

Saul sent messengers to seize David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, God’s Spirit came on Saul’s messengers, and they also prophesied.

He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it will fall, it will scatter him as dust.”

Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.

bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.

him, being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by the hand of lawless men, crucified and killed;

for a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

to the one a stench from death to death, to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?

Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.

But God’s love has most certainly been perfected in whoever keeps his word. This is how we know that we are in him:

Now, little children, remain in him, that when he appears, we may have boldness, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been perfected in us.

Moses said, “Now Yahweh will give you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to satisfy you, because Yahweh hears your murmurings which you murmur against him. And who are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against Yahweh.”

Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen to their voice, and make them a king.” Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Everyone go to your own city.”

But you have today rejected your God, who himself saves you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and you have said to him, ‘No! Set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before Yahweh by your tribes, and by your thousands.”

Isn’t it wheat harvest today? I will call to Yahweh, that he may send thunder and rain; and you will know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in Yahweh’s sight, in asking for a king.”

David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because the souls of all the people were grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters; but David strengthened himself in Yahweh his God.

Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Yahweh holds him up with his hand.

I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.

Behold, I and the children whom Yahweh has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from Yahweh of Armies, who dwells in Mount Zion.

“I have struck your children in vain. They received no correction. Your own sword has devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

But the house of Israel will not listen to you, for they will not listen to me; for all the house of Israel are obstinate and hard-hearted.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name’s sake.

He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of God’s angels.

Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.

The disciples asked him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just trying to stone you. Are you going there again?”

While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become children of light.” Jesus said these things, and he departed and hid himself from them.

I revealed your name to the people whom you have given me out of the world. They were yours, and you have given them to me. They have kept your word.

Which of the prophets didn’t your fathers persecute? They killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you have now become betrayers and murderers.

When they had arrived, and had gathered the assembly together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.

and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers.

Now when I came to Troas for the Good News of Christ, and when a door was opened to me in the Lord,

praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds,

If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we deny him, he also will deny us.

“I know your works, and your toil and perseverance, and that you can’t tolerate evil men, and have tested those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and found them false.

What man is he who shall live and not see death, who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol?

The children are impudent and stiff-hearted. I am sending you to them, and you shall tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Yahweh says.’

Who is wise, that he may understand these things? Who is prudent, that he may know them? For the ways of Yahweh are right, and the righteous walk in them; But the rebellious stumble in them.

Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his lord.

It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

But he, passing through the middle of them, went his way.

He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, “Blessed are you who are poor, God’s Kingdom is yours.

When I was with you in the temple daily, you didn’t stretch out your hands against me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.”

One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”

This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, that anyone may eat of it and not die.

You have not known him, but I know him. If I said, ‘I don’t know him,’ I would be like you, a liar. But I know him and keep his word.

They sought again to seize him, and he went out of their hand.

Most certainly I tell you, a servant is not greater than his lord, neither is one who is sent greater than he who sent him.

For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

If we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable.

pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed;

and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and don’t please God, and are contrary to all men,

instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age;

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”

“I know your works and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. You hold firmly to my name, and didn’t deny my faith in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

Stay with me. Don’t be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. For you will be safe with me.”

My son, keep my words. Lay up my commandments within you.

Go your ways. Behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.

For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name’s sake.”

Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.

We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure.

In this love has been made perfect among us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, even so we are in this world.

“I know your works (behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one can shut), that you have a little power, and kept my word, and didn’t deny my name.

Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married; for he had married a Cushite woman.

Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me as the king over them.

Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did Yahweh’s Spirit go from me to speak to you?”

They said to him, “We are able.” Jesus said to them, “You shall indeed drink the cup that I drink, and you shall be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with;

But watch yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils. You will be beaten in synagogues. You will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.

and Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, “Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.

A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.

But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name’s sake.

For this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill him, because he did these things on the Sabbath.

The Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring these things concerning him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.

Most certainly, I tell you, if a person keeps my word, he will never see death.”

Therefore they took up stones to throw at him, but Jesus was hidden, and went out of the temple, having gone through the middle of them, and so passed by.

Therefore Jews took up stones again to stone him.

Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had commanded that if anyone knew where he was, he should report it, that they might seize him.

If anyone serves me, let him follow me. Where I am, there my servant will also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn’t know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.

As they spoke to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came to them,

But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and were determined to kill them.

Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into God’s Kingdom.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God,