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Bible Verses About Persecution
Find Bible verses about persecution — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about persecution?
The Bible addresses persecution with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
2 Timothy 3:12
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
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Romans 8:35
“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?”
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Matthew 13:21
“yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.”
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Acts 8:1
“Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.”
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Psalms 22:16
“For dogs have surrounded me. A company of evildoers have enclosed me. They have pierced my hands and feet.”
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Romans 12:14
“Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don't curse.”
Revelation 13:17
“and that no one would be able to buy or to sell, unless he has that mark, the name of the beast or the number of his name.”
Isaiah 50:6
“I gave my back to the strikers, and my cheeks to those who plucked off the hair; I didn't hide my face from shame and spitting.”
Psalms 44:22
“Yes, for your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.”
1 Peter 3:14
“But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "Don't fear what they fear, neither be troubled."”
Luke 6:22
“Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake.”
Mark 13:13
“You will be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he who endures to the end, the same will be saved.”
Matthew 5:10
“Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.”
John 15:20
“Remember the word that I said to you: 'A servant is not greater than his lord.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.”
Matthew 10:22
“You will be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.”
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Hebrews 11:26 — “accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the r...”
2 Timothy 2:9 — “in which I suffer hardship to the point of chains as a criminal. But God's word isn't chained....”
Psalms 119:161 — “Princes have persecuted me without a cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words....”
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