1 Thessalonians 5:9
5:9 For God did not destine us for wrath
but for gaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Matthew 10:16-18
Persecution of Disciples
10:16 “I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
10:17 Beware of people, because they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues.
10:18 And you will be brought before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them and the Gentiles.
Matthew 24:9-10
Persecution of Disciples
24:9 “Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations because of my name.
24:10 Then many will be led into sin, and they will betray one another and hate one another.
Luke 21:12
21:12 But before all this,
they will seize
you and persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues
and prisons. You
will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.
John 15:19-21
15:19 If you belonged to the world,
the world would love you as its own.
However, because you do not belong to the world,
but I chose you out of the world, for this reason
the world hates you.
15:20 Remember what
I told you, ‘A slave
is not greater than his master.’
If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they obeyed
my word, they will obey
yours too.
15:21 But they will do all these things to you on account of
my name, because they do not know the one who sent me.
John 16:2
16:2 They will put you out of
the synagogue,
yet a time
is coming when the one who kills you will think he is offering service to God.
John 16:33
16:33 I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering,
but take courage
– I have conquered the world.”
Acts 9:16
9:16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.”
Acts 14:22
14:22 They strengthened
the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue
in the faith, saying, “We must enter the kingdom
of God through many persecutions.”
Acts 20:23
20:23 except
that the Holy Spirit warns
me in town after town
that
imprisonment
and persecutions
are waiting for me.
Acts 21:11
21:11 He came
to us, took
Paul’s belt,
tied
his own hands and feet with it,
and said, “The Holy Spirit says this: ‘This is the way the Jews in Jerusalem will tie up the man whose belt this is, and will hand him over
to the Gentiles.’”
Acts 21:13
21:13 Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking
my heart? For I am ready not only to be tied up,
but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
Romans 8:35-37
8:35 Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will trouble, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?
8:36 As it is written, “
For your sake we encounter death all day long; we were considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
8:37 No, in all these things we have complete victory
through him
who loved us!
Romans 8:1
The Believer’s Relationship to the Holy Spirit
8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 4:9
4:9 I sent him
with Onesimus, the faithful and dear brother, who is one of you.
They will tell
you about everything here.
Colossians 4:2
Exhortation to Pray for the Success of Paul’s Mission
4:2 Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving.
Colossians 3:11-12
3:11 Here there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave
or free, but Christ is all and in all.
Exhortation to Unity and Love
3:12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,
Colossians 3:1
Exhortations to Seek the Things Above
3:1 Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Colossians 2:21
2:21 “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”
Colossians 4:12
4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a slave
of Christ,
greets you. He is always struggling in prayer on your behalf, so that you may stand mature and fully assured
in all the will of God.