(Matthew 5:10–12)
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
(Matthew 5:10–12)
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Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for that
is how their fathers treated the false prophets.
(Luke 6:26)
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Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ,
so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.
(1 Peter 4:12–13)
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The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
(Acts 5:41)
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If you falter in times of trouble, how small is your strength!
(Proverbs 24:10)