Bible Concordances
Persecution

Torrey's Topical Textbook

• Christ suffered
  Psalm 69:26; John 5:16

• Christ voluntarily submitted to
  Isaiah 50:6

• Christ was patient under
  Isaiah 53:7

• Saints may expect
  Mark 10:30; Luke 21:12; John 15:20

• Saints suffer, for the sake of God
  Jeremiah 15:15

• Of saints, is a persecution of Christ
  Zechariah 2:8; Acts 9:4,5

• All that live godly in Christ, shall suffer
  2 Timothy 3:12

• ORIGINATES
  • Ignorance of God and Christ
    John 16:3
  • Hated to God and Christ
    John 15:20,24
  • Hatred to the gospel
    Matthew 13:21
  • Pride
    Psalm 10:2
  • Mistaken zeal
    Acts 13:50; 26:9-11

• Is inconsistent with the spirit of the gospel
  Matthew 26:52

• Men by nature addicted to
  Galatians 4:29

• Preacher of the gospel subject to
  Galatians 5:11

• Is sometimes to death
  Acts 22:4

• God forsakes not his saints under
  2 Corinthians 4:9

• God delivers out of
  Daniel 3:25,28; 2 Corinthians 1:10; 2 Timothy 3:11

• Cannot separated from Christ
  Romans 8:35

• Lawful means may be used to escape
  Matthew 2:13; 10:23; 12:14,15

• SAINTS SUFFERING, SHOULD
  • Commit themselves to God
    1 Peter 4:19
  • Exhibit patience
    1 Corinthians 4:12
  • Rejoice
    Matthew 5:12; 1 Peter 4:13
  • Glorify God
    1 Peter 4:16
  • Pray for deliverance
    Psalm 7:1; 119:86
  • Pray for those who inflict
    Matthew 5:44
  • Return blessing for
    Romans 12:14

• The hope of future blessedness supports under
  1 Corinthians 15:19,32; Hebrews 10:34,35

• Blessedness of enduring, for Christ's sake
  Matthew 5:10; Luke 6:22

• Pray for those suffering
  2 Thessalonians 3:2

• Hypocrites cannot endure
  Matthew 4:17

• False teachers shrink from
  Galatians 6:12

• THE WICKED
  • Addicted to
    Psalm 10:2; 69:26
  • Active in
    Psalm 143:3; Lamentations 4:19
  • Encourage each other in
    Psalm 71:11
  • Rejoice in its success
    Psalm 13:4; Revelation 11:10
  • Punishment for
    Psalm 7:13; 2 Thessalonians 1:6
  • Illustrated
    Matthew 21:33-39

• Spirit of-Exemplified
  • Pharaoh &c
    Exodus 1:8-14
  • Saul
    1 Samuel 26:18
  • Jezebel
    1 Kings 19:2
  • Zedekiah &c
    Jeremiah 38:4-6
  • Chaldeans
    Daniel 3:8-30
  • Pharisees
    Matthew 12:14
  • Jews
    John 5:16; 1 Thessalonians 2:15
  • Herod
    Acts 12:1
  • Gentiles
    Acts 14:5
  • Paul
    Philippians 3:6; 1 Timothy 1:13

• Suffering of-Exemplified
  • Micaiah
    1 Kings 22:27
  • David
    Psalm 119:161
  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah 32:2
  • Daniel
    Daniel 6:5-17
  • Peter &c
    Acts 4:3
  • Apostles
    Acts 5:18
  • The Prophets
    Acts 7:52
  • The Church
    Acts 8:1
  • Paul and Barnabas
    Acts 13:50
  • Paul and Silas
    Acts 16:23
  • Hebrews
    Hebrews 10:33
  • Saints of old
    Hebrews 11:36