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Psalms 57:3
He will send from heaven and save me; He rebukes the one who tramples upon me. Selah God will send His favor and His truth.
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1 Peter 4 14-1 Peter 4 16
If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, and of God, rests upon you.Make sure that none of you suffers as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or a troublesome meddler;but if anyone suffers as a Christian, he is not to be ashamed, but is to glorify God in this name.
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Hebrews 11:36
and others experienced mocking and flogging, and further, chains and imprisonment.
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Matthew 26:61
and said,“ This man stated,‘ I am able to destroy the temple of God and to rebuild it in three days.’ ”
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Matthew 12:24
But when the Pharisees heard this, they said,“ This man casts out demons only by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons.”
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2 Samuel 16 7-2 Samuel 16 8
This is what Shimei said when he cursed:“ Go away, go away, you man of bloodshed and worthless man!The Lord has brought back upon you all the bloodshed of the house of Saul, in whose place you have become king; and the Lord has handed the kingdom over to your son Absalom. And behold, you are caught in your own evil, for you are a man of bloodshed!”
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Psalms 56:5-6
All day long they distort my words; All their thoughts are against me for evil.They attack, they lurk, They watch my steps, As they have waited to take my life.
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Matthew 5:10-12
“ Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.“ Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in this same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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1 Peter 3 16
and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who disparage your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame.
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1 Peter 2 20-1 Peter 2 21
For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God.For you have been called for this purpose, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you would follow in His steps,
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Hebrews 10:33
partly by being made a public spectacle through insults and distress, and partly by becoming companions with those who were so treated.
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John 8:48
The Jews answered and said to Him,“ Do we not rightly say that You are a Samaritan, and You have a demon?”
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1 Corinthians 4 12-1 Corinthians 4 13
and we labor, working with our own hands; when we are verbally abused, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;when we are slandered, we reply as friends; we have become as the scum of the world, the dregs of all things, even until now.
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Psalms 74:10
How long, God, will the enemy taunt You? Shall the enemy treat Your name disrespectfully forever?
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Acts 5:41
So they went on their way from the presence of the Council, rejoicing that they had been considered worthy to suffer shame for His name.