Isaiah 66:5

5 Hear the word of the Lord,
you who tremble at his word:
“Your brothers who hate you
and cast you out for my name’s sake
have said, a‘Let the Lord be glorified,
that we may see your joy’;
but it is they who shall be put to shame.

2 Corinthians 11:20

20For you bear it if someone bmakes slaves of you, or cdevours you, or takes advantage of you, or puts on airs, or dstrikes you in the face.

1 Peter 5:3

3not edomineering over those in your charge, but fbeing examples to the flock.

3 John 9-10

9I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. 10So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. And not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and also stops those who want to and puts them out of the church.

Revelation of John 13:7

7Also it was allowed gto make war on the saints and to conquer them.
Some manuscripts omit this sentence
And authority was given it over every tribe and people and language and nation,

Revelation of John 16:6

6For ithey have shed the blood of jsaints and prophets,
and kyou have given them blood to drink.
It is what they deserve!”

Revelation of John 17:6

6And I saw the woman, drunk lwith the blood of the saints, the blood of mthe martyrs of Jesus.
Greek  the witnesses to Jesus


When I saw her, I marveled greatly.
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