Jeremiah 38:4
38:4 So these officials said to the king, “This man must be put to death. For he is demoralizing
the soldiers who are left in the city as well as all the other people there by these things he is saying.
This
man is not seeking to help these people but is trying to harm them.”
Psalms 109:4
109:4 They repay my love with accusations,
but I continue to pray.
Matthew 5:11-12
5:11 “Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of me.
5:12 Rejoice and be glad because your reward is great in heaven, for they persecuted the prophets before you in the same way.
Luke 6:22-23
6:22 “Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject you as evil on account of the Son of Man!
6:23 Rejoice in that day, and jump for joy, because your reward is great in heaven. For their ancestors did the same things to the prophets.
Luke 6:26
6:26 “Woe to you when all people speak well of you, for their ancestors did the same things to the false prophets.