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Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed and treated harshly, yet he never said a word. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter. And as a sheep is silent before the shearers, he did not open his mouth.
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1 Peter 4 19
So if you are suffering in a manner that pleases God, keep on doing what is right, and trust your lives to the God who created you, for he will never fail you.
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Hebrews 12:3
Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people; then you won’t become weary and give up.
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Psalms 37:5
Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you.
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Acts 4:29
And now, O Lord, hear their threats, and give us, your servants, great boldness in preaching your word.
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Psalms 10:14
But you see the trouble and grief they cause. You take note of it and punish them. The helpless put their trust in you. You defend the orphans.
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2 Timothy 4 8
And now the prize awaits me— the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his appearing.
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2 Timothy 1 12
That is why I am suffering here in prison. But I am not ashamed of it, for I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until the day of his return.
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Luke 23:46
Then Jesus shouted,“ Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!” And with those words he breathed his last.
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Acts 8:32-35
The passage of Scripture he had been reading was this:“ He was led like a sheep to the slaughter. And as a lamb is silent before the shearers, he did not open his mouth.He was humiliated and received no justice. Who can speak of his descendants? For his life was taken from the earth.”The eunuch asked Philip,“ Tell me, was the prophet talking about himself or someone else?”So beginning with this same Scripture, Philip told him the Good News about Jesus.
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Psalms 31:5
I entrust my spirit into your hand. Rescue me, Lord, for you are a faithful God.
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Revelation 19:11
Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. Its rider was named Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war.
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Psalms 38:12-14
Meanwhile, my enemies lay traps to kill me. Those who wish me harm make plans to ruin me. All day long they plan their treachery.But I am deaf to all their threats. I am silent before them as one who cannot speak.I choose to hear nothing, and I make no reply.
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Romans 2:5
But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
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Acts 9:1
Meanwhile, Saul was uttering threats with every breath and was eager to kill the Lord’s followers. So he went to the high priest.
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Ephesians 6:9
Masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Don’t threaten them; remember, you both have the same Master in heaven, and he has no favorites.
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John 8:48-49
The people retorted,“ You Samaritan devil! Didn’t we say all along that you were possessed by a demon?”“ No,” Jesus said,“ I have no demon in me. For I honor my Father— and you dishonor me.
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1 Peter 3 9
Don’t repay evil for evil. Don’t retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has called you to do, and he will grant you his blessing.
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Luke 23:34-39
Jesus said,“ Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” And the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.The crowd watched and the leaders scoffed.“ He saved others,” they said,“ let him save himself if he is really God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.”The soldiers mocked him, too, by offering him a drink of sour wine.They called out to him,“ If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!”A sign was fastened above him with these words:“ This is the King of the Jews.”One of the criminals hanging beside him scoffed,“ So you’re the Messiah, are you? Prove it by saving yourself— and us, too, while you’re at it!”
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Luke 23:9
He asked Jesus question after question, but Jesus refused to answer.
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Psalms 96:13
before the Lord, for he is coming! He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with justice, and the nations with his truth.
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Genesis 18:25
Surely you wouldn’t do such a thing, destroying the righteous along with the wicked. Why, you would be treating the righteous and the wicked exactly the same! Surely you wouldn’t do that! Should not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
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Luke 22:64-65
They blindfolded him and said,“ Prophesy to us! Who hit you that time?”And they hurled all sorts of terrible insults at him.
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2 Thessalonians 1 5
And God will use this persecution to show his justice and to make you worthy of his Kingdom, for which you are suffering.
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Acts 17:31
For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who this is by raising him from the dead.”
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Matthew 27:39-44
The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery.“ Look at you now!” they yelled at him.“ You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days. Well then, if you are the Son of God, save yourself and come down from the cross!”The leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders also mocked Jesus.“ He saved others,” they scoffed,“ but he can’t save himself! So he is the King of Israel, is he? Let him come down from the cross right now, and we will believe in him!He trusted God, so let God rescue him now if he wants him! For he said,‘ I am the Son of God.’”Even the revolutionaries who were crucified with him ridiculed him in the same way.
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John 19:9-11
He took Jesus back into the headquarters again and asked him,“ Where are you from?” But Jesus gave no answer.“ Why don’t you talk to me?” Pilate demanded.“ Don’t you realize that I have the power to release you or crucify you?”Then Jesus said,“ You would have no power over me at all unless it were given to you from above. So the one who handed me over to you has the greater sin.”
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Mark 15:29-32
The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery.“ Ha! Look at you now!” they yelled at him.“ You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days.Well then, save yourself and come down from the cross!”The leading priests and teachers of religious law also mocked Jesus.“ He saved others,” they scoffed,“ but he can’t save himself!Let this Messiah, this King of Israel, come down from the cross so we can see it and believe him!” Even the men who were crucified with Jesus ridiculed him.
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Psalms 7:11
God is an honest judge. He is angry with the wicked every day.
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Mark 14:60-61
Then the high priest stood up before the others and asked Jesus,“ Well, aren’t you going to answer these charges? What do you have to say for yourself?”But Jesus was silent and made no reply. Then the high priest asked him,“ Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”
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Acts 7:59
As they stoned him, Stephen prayed,“ Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”