Blessed are they who have been persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.

Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in Heaven, for in this manner they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.

And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

being defamed, we entreat. We have become as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.

indeed while you were made a spectacle both by reproaches and afflictions, and also while you became companions of those who were so treated;

Still others had trial of mockings and floggings, yes, and of bonds and imprisonment.

All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

They stir up strife; they hide themselves; they watch my steps as they lie in wait for my soul.

He will send from Heaven, and deliver me from the reproaches of him who would swallow me up. Selah. God will send forth His mercy and His truth.

Also Shimei said thus when he cursed: Get out! Get out, you man of blood, you worthless man!

Jehovah has returned upon you all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned; and Jehovah has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son. So now you are caught in your own evil, because you are a man of blood!

But when the Pharisees heard it they said, This one does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.

and said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days.

Then the Jews answered and said to Him, Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?

For what praise is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you endure it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you endure it patiently, this is favorable with God.

For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:

having a good conscience, that when they speak against you as evildoers, those who falsely accuse your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.

If you are reproached for the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. According to them He is blasphemed, but according to you He is glorified.

Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this regard.