Luke 4:18
4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives
and the regaining of sight to the blind,
to set free those who are oppressed,
Luke 9:24
9:24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it,
but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
Luke 6:22
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!
Luke 18:29
18:29 Then
Jesus
said to them, “I tell you the truth,
there is no one who has left home or wife or brothers
or parents or children for the sake of God’s kingdom
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.