Matthew 5:10-12
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10 “Blessed are those who have been (A)persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for (B)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 “Blessed are you when people (C)insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for (D)in this same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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Matthew 10:22
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22 And (A)you will be hated by all because of My name, but (B)it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.
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John 9:34
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34 They answered him, “(A)You were born entirely in sins, and yet you are teaching us?” So they [a](B)put him out.
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- John 9:34 I.e., prob. excommunication from the synagogue
John 15:18-20
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Disciples’ Relation to the World
18 “(A)If the world hates you, [a]you know that it has hated Me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but (B)I chose you out of the world, (C)because of this the world hates you. 20 Remember the word that I said to you, ‘(D)A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, (E)they will persecute you as well; if they (F)followed My word, they will follow yours also.
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- John 15:18 Or (command) know that
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