Hebrews 12:3-4

Consider him . . . lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. When you become faint and discouraged by persecution, consider what Christ suffered from sinners. Ye have not yet resisted unto blood. Have not been persecuted unto death.

1 Peter 4:16

If [any man suffereth] as a Christian. This name was now widely known, and good men suffered only because they were Christians.
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