a2 Tim. 2:12; James 5:11; 1 Pet. 3:14
b[See ver. 3 above]
cHeb. 11:26; 1 Pet. 4:14
dJohn 15:21
eActs 5:41; Rom. 5:3; 2 Cor. 12:10; Col. 1:11, 24; Heb. 10:34; James 1:2; 1 Pet. 4:13
fSee ch. 21:35
gSee Matt. 10:22
h[John 9:22; 12:42; 16:2]
iHeb. 11:26; 1 Pet. 4:14
jJohn 15:21
kSee Matt. 5:12
lSee Matt. 21:35
m1 Pet. 4:13, 14, 16; See Matt. 5:12
nch. 9:16; 21:13; [Rom. 1:5]; See John 15:21
oLev. 24:11, 16; Phil. 2:9; 3 John 7
pGal. 3:29; 4:7; Titus 3:7
q2 Cor. 1:7; 2 Tim. 2:12; See Acts 14:22
r2 Cor. 4:17; [1 Pet. 1:5, 6]
sCited from Ps. 44:22
t1 Cor. 4:9; 15:30, 31; 2 Cor. 4:10, 11; See Acts 20:24
u1 Cor. 15:57; See John 16:33
vGal. 2:20; Eph. 5:2; Rev. 1:5; 3:9
wIsa. 43:2
xIsa. 40:29-31; [Phil. 4:13]
ySee 1 Cor. 2:5
zch. 5:11; Matt. 10:22; 1 Pet. 3:14; [Dan. 12:12]
aaRev. 2:10; 3:11; [1 Cor. 9:25; 2 Tim. 4:8; 1 Pet. 5:4]
abch. 2:5

Matthew 5:10-12

10 a“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for btheirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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

Luke 6:22-23

22“Blessed are you when gpeople hate you and when they hexclude you and revile you and ispurn your name as evil, jon account of the Son of Man! 23 kRejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for lso their fathers did to the prophets.

Acts 5:41

41Then they left the presence of the council, mrejoicing that they were counted worthy nto suffer dishonor for othe name.

Romans 8:17-18

17and if children, then pheirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, qprovided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.

Future Glory

18For I consider that the sufferings of this present time rare not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.

Romans 8:35-37

35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36As it is written,

s“For your sake twe are being killed all the day long;
we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”
 37No, in all these things we are more than uconquerors through vhim who loved us.

2 Corinthians 12:9

9But he said to me, w“My grace is sufficient for you, for xmy power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that ythe power of Christ may rest upon me.

James 1:12

12 zBlessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive aathe crown of life, abwhich God has promised to those who love him.
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