Blessed {are} they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

And ye shall be hated of all {men} for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy {are ye}: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they {have} of the Jews:

Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.

Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of {them} all the Lord delivered me.

And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.

The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess {him}, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:

But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.

He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

We {are} fools for Christ's sake, but ye {are} wise in Christ; we {are} weak, but ye {are} strong; ye {are} honourable, but we {are} despised.

For this {is} thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. {thankworthy: or, thank}

Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These {are} a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day. {nose: or, anger}

For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.

For we have found this man {a} pestilent {fellow}, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out. {cast...: or, excommunicated him}

So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed {him}. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I {am} more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.

These {words} spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before {it hated} you.

And they gave him audience unto this word, and {then} lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a {fellow} from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.

And ye shall be hated of all {men} for my name's sake.

And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; {temptations: or, trials}

Blessed {are} they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are ye, when {men} shall revile you, and persecute {you}, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. {falsely: Gr. lying}

And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

And not only {so}, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

And ye shall be hated of all {men} for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before {it hated} you.

And ye shall be hated of all {men} for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.

Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy {are ye}; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy {are ye}: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

And ye shall be hated of all {men} for my name's sake.

They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by {your} good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. {whereas: or, wherein}

Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.

Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart {is} my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.

These {words} spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth {them} out of the church.

Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.

But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, {There is} yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same {is} Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; {yet} every one of them doth curse me.

O LORD, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke.

Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess {him}, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:

We {are} fools for Christ's sake, but ye {are} wise in Christ; we {are} weak, but ye {are} strong; ye {are} honourable, but we {are} despised.

And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.

But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.

They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out. {cast...: or, excommunicated him}

And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.

But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon.

Then said Jeremiah, {It is} false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes. {false: Heb. falsehood, or, a lie}

The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.