Bible Cross References
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1 Peter 2:19
God will bless you for this, if you endure the pain of undeserved suffering because you are conscious of his will.
1 Peter 2:20
For what credit is there if you endure the beatings you deserve for having done wrong? But if you endure suffering even when you have done right, God will bless you for it.
1 Peter 4:13-16
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Rather be glad that you are sharing Christ's sufferings, so that you may be full of joy when his glory is revealed.
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Happy are you if you are insulted because you are Christ's followers; this means that the glorious Spirit, the Spirit of God, is resting on you.
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If you suffer, it must not be because you are a murderer or a thief or a criminal or a meddler in other people's affairs.
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However, if you suffer because you are a Christian, don't be ashamed of it, but thank God that you bear Christ's name.
Jeremiah 15:15
Then I said, " LORD, you understand. Remember me and help me. Let me have revenge on those who persecute me. Do not be so patient with them that they succeed in killing me. Remember that it is for your sake that I am insulted.
Matthew 5:10-12
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"Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires; the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!
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"Happy are you when people insult you and persecute you and tell all kinds of evil lies against you because you are my followers.
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Be happy and glad, for a great reward is kept for you in heaven. This is how the prophets who lived before you were persecuted.
Matthew 10:18-22
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For my sake you will be brought to trial before rulers and kings, to tell the Good News to them and to the Gentiles.
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When they bring you to trial, do not worry about what you are going to say or how you will say it; when the time comes, you will be given what you will say.
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For the words you will speak will not be yours; they will come from the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
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"People will hand over their own brothers to be put to death, and fathers will do the same to their children; children will turn against their parents and have them put to death.
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Everyone will hate you because of me. But whoever holds out to the end will be saved.
Matthew 10:39-22
Matthew 16:25
For if you want to save your own life, you will lose it; but if you lose your life for my sake, you will find it.
Matthew 19:29
And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake, will receive a hundred times more and will be given eternal life.
Mark 8:35
For if you want to save your own life, you will lose it; but if you lose your life for me and for the gospel, you will save it.
Mark 10:29
"Yes," Jesus said to them, "and I tell you that those who leave home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and for the gospel,
Luke 6:22
"Happy are you when people hate you, reject you, insult you, and say that you are evil, all because of the Son of Man!
Luke 6:23
Be glad when that happens and dance for joy, because a great reward is kept for you in heaven. For their ancestors did the very same things to the prophets.
Acts 9:16
And I myself will show him all that he must suffer for my sake."
2 Corinthians 12:10
I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and difficulties for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Philippians 1:29
For you have been given the privilege of serving Christ, not only by believing in him, but also by suffering for him.
James 1:12
Happy are those who remain faithful under trials, because when they succeed in passing such a test, they will receive as their reward the life which God has promised to those who love him.
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Isaiah 8:12
"Do not join in the schemes of the people and do not be afraid of the things that they fear.
Isaiah 8:13
Remember that I, the LORD Almighty, am holy; I am the one you must fear.
Isaiah 41:10-14
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Do not be afraid---I am with you! I am your God---let nothing terrify you! I will make you strong and help you; I will protect you and save you.
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"Those who are angry with you will know the shame of defeat. Those who fight against you will die
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and will disappear from the earth.
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I am the LORD your God; I strengthen you and tell you, 'Do not be afraid; I will help you.' "
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The LORD says, "Small and weak as you are, Israel, don't be afraid; I will help you. I, the holy God of Israel, am the one who saves you.
Isaiah 51:12
The LORD says, "I am the one who strengthens you. Why should you fear mortals, who are no more enduring than grass?
Jeremiah 1:8
Do not be afraid of them, for I will be with you to protect you. I, the LORD, have spoken!"
Ezekiel 3:9
I will make you as firm as a rock, as hard as a diamond; don't be afraid of those rebels."
Matthew 10:28
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather be afraid of God, who can destroy both body and soul in hell.
Matthew 10:31
So do not be afraid; you are worth much more than many sparrows!
Luke 12:4
"I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot afterward do anything worse.
Luke 12:5
I will show you whom to fear: fear God, who, after killing, has the authority to throw into hell. Believe me, he is the one you must fear!
John 14:1
"Do not be worried and upset," Jesus told them. "Believe in God and believe also in me.
John 14:27
"Peace is what I leave with you; it is my own peace that I give you. I do not give it as the world does. Do not be worried and upset; do not be afraid.
Acts 18:9
One night Paul had a vision in which the Lord said to him, "Do not be afraid, but keep on speaking and do not give up,
Acts 18:10
for I am with you. No one will be able to harm you, for many in this city are my people."