Isa 50:6, 51:7, Mat 5:11-12, Act 5:41-42, Heb 12:2, 1Pe 4:14 | ESV | STEP | I gave my back to those who strike , and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard ; I hid not my face from disgrace and spitting .

Isaiah 50:6

6 ^aI gave my back to those who strike,
and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard;
I hid not my face
from disgrace and spitting.

Isaiah 51:7

7 ^b“Listen to me, you who know righteousness,
the people ^cin whose heart is my law;
^dfear not the reproach of man,
nor be dismayed at their revilings.

Matthew 5:11-12

11 ^e“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely ^fon my account. 12 ^gRejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for ^hso they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Acts 5:41-42

41 Then they left the presence of the council, ⁱrejoicing that they were counted worthy ^jto suffer dishonor for ^kthe name. 42 And every day, ^lin the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and ^mpreaching ⁿthat the Christ is Jesus.

Hebrews 12:2

2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, ^owho for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising ^pthe shame, and ^qis seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

1 Peter 4:14

14 ^rIf you are insulted ^sfor the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory ^{▼▼Some manuscripts insert and of power} and of God rests upon you.