{"id":33144,"date":"2017-11-02T23:48:16","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T03:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/blog\/?p=33144"},"modified":"2022-04-25T10:04:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T14:04:19","slug":"bible-verses-for-the-international-days-of-prayer-for-the-persecuted-church-nov-5-12-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/bible-verses-for-the-international-days-of-prayer-for-the-persecuted-church-nov-5-12-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Verses for the International Days of Prayer for the Persecuted Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/626658995?h=6eaa62a4b9\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biblegateway.christianbook.com\/Christian\/Books\/product?item_no=419456&amp;p=1172374&amp;utm_source=bg&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=interview\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignright\" title=\"Buy your copy of The Martyr's Oath in the Bible Gateway Store where you'll enjoy low prices every day\" alt=\"Buy your copy of The Martyr's Oath in the Bible Gateway Store where you'll enjoy low prices every day\" src=\"https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/06144058\/TheMartyrsOath.jpg\" width=\"150\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/standing-strong-through-the-storm-stories-from-the-persecuted-church\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"See the Bible Gateway Blog post, Standing Strong Through the Storm: Stories from the Persecuted Church\" target=\"_blank\">See the Bible Gateway Blog post, <em>Standing Strong Through the Storm: Stories from the Persecuted Church<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/the-staggering-picture-of-christian-persecution-an-interview-with-johnnie-moore\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"See the Bible Gateway Blog post, The Staggering Picture of Christian Persecution: An Interview with Johnnie Moore\" target=\"_blank\">See the Bible Gateway Blog post, <em>The Staggering Picture of Christian Persecution: An Interview with Johnnie Moore<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biblegateway.christianbook.com\/Christian\/Books\/easy_find?Ntt=Persecution&amp;N=0&amp;Ntk=keywords&amp;action=Search&amp;Ne=0&amp;nav_search=1&amp;cms=1&amp;switch_view=covers&amp;p=1172374&amp;utm_source=bg&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=cbdproduct\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"See books in the Bible Gateway Store on the subject of Christian persecution\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>[See books in the Bible Gateway Store on the subject of Christian persecution]<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/idop.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church website\" target=\"_blank\">International Days of Prayer for the Persecuted Church<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=tweets&amp;vertical=default&amp;q=%23IDOP&amp;src=typd\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"IDOP hashtag on Twitter\" target=\"_blank\">#IDOP<\/a>) is a time set apart to remember millions of Christians around the world who face persecution for their faith in Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/240652217?byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/international-days-of-prayer-for-the-persecuted-church\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">See the Bible Gateway Blog post, <em>International Day(s) of Prayer for the Persecuted Church<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/biblegateway.christianbook.com\/Christian\/Books\/product?item_no=709875&amp;p=1172374&amp;utm_source=bg&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=blog\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignright\" title=\"Buy your copy of I Am N in the Bible Gateway Store where you'll enjoy low prices every day\" alt=\"Buy your copy of I Am N in the Bible Gateway Store where you'll enjoy low prices every day\" src=\"https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/15112507\/IamN.jpg\" width=\"150\"><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/verse\/en\/Hebrews%2013:3\" title=\"Read Hebrews 13:3 (NIV) on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hebrews 13:3 (NIV)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Persecution is the daily reality of at least 100 million Christians around the world,&#8221; says Godfrey Yogarajah, executive director, World Evangelical Alliance, Religious Liberty Commission (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wearlc1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"World Evangelical Alliance, Religious Liberty Commission Twitter stream\" target=\"_blank\">@WEARLC1<\/a>). &#8220;These Christians, who face routine harassment and difficulties, often suffer in silence and isolation. Over the years, the IDOP has served as a platform to highlight their stories and advocate their plight. Moreover, in so doing, the IDOP has also been a source of solidarity and encouragement to persecuted Christians by reminding them that they are part of a larger, global family of believers.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/biblegateway.christianbook.com\/Christian\/Books\/product?item_no=030681&amp;p=1172374&amp;utm_source=bg&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=interview\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignright\" title=\"Buy your copy of Killing Christians: Living the Faith Where It's Not Safe to Believe in the Bible Gateway Store where you'll enjoy low prices every day\" alt=\"Buy your copy of Killing Christians: Living the Faith Where It's Not Safe to Believe in the Bible Gateway Store where you'll enjoy low prices every day\" src=\"https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/KillingChristians.jpg\" width=\"150\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/i-am-n-an-interview-with-cole-richards-and-jason-peters\/\" title=\"See the Bible Gateway Blog post, I Am N: An Interview with Cole Richards and Jason Peters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See the Bible Gateway Blog post, <em>I Am N: An Interview with Cole Richards and Jason Peters<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8230;We are experiencing all kinds of trouble, but we aren\u2019t crushed. We are confused, but we aren\u2019t depressed. We are harassed, but we aren\u2019t abandoned. We are knocked down, but we aren\u2019t knocked out. We always carry Jesus\u2019 death around in our bodies so that Jesus\u2019 life can also be seen in our bodies&#8230;.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Corinthians+4%3A8-12&amp;version=CEB\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Read 2 Corinthians 4:8-12 (CEB) on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\">2 Corinthians 4:8-12 (CEB)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biblegateway.christianbook.com\/Christian\/Books\/product?item_no=857357&amp;p=1172374&amp;utm_source=bg&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=cbdproduct\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignright\" title=\"Buy your copy of The Persecuted Church Prayer Devotional: Interceding for the Suffering Church in the Bible Gateway Store where you'll enjoy low prices every day\" alt=\"Buy your copy of The Persecuted Church Prayer Devotional: Interceding for the Suffering Church in the Bible Gateway Store where you'll enjoy low prices every day\" src=\"https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/02163125\/PersecutedChurchPrayerDevotional.jpg\" width=\"150\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GiQJSnyX5SA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biblegateway.christianbook.com\/Christian\/Books\/product?item_no=204411&amp;p=1172374&amp;utm_source=bg&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=cbdproduct\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignright\" title=\"Buy your copy of Persecuted: The Global Assault on Christians in the Bible Gateway Store where you'll enjoy low prices every day\" alt=\"Buy your copy of Persecuted: The Global Assault on Christians in the Bible Gateway Store where you'll enjoy low prices every day\" src=\"https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/02140648\/Persecuted.jpg\" width=\"150\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the number of Christians martyred for their faith every year is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwatchmonitor.org\/2017\/01\/90000-christian-martyrs-annually-claim-disputed\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">difficult to precisely assess<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opendoorsusa.org\/idop\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Get IDOP resources on the Open Doors USA IDOP website\" target=\"_blank\">Open Doors USA<\/a> estimates that, in 2015, more than 7,000 Christians were killed specifically because of their faith. Open Doors, with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoorsusa.org\/christian-persecution\/world-watch-list\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Open Doors World Watch List\" target=\"_blank\">list of countries where Christians are most in need of prayer<\/a>, urges Christians and churches to remember those killed and pray for those in more than 60 countries still facing persecution because of their faith (see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/opendoorsfans\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Open Doors USA Facebook page\" target=\"_blank\">Open Doors Facebook page<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Under Caesar\u2019s Sword&#8221; is a three-year, collaborative global research project by the University of Notre Dame to discover and draw attention to the ways Christian communities around the world respond to the severe violation of their religious freedom. These strategies vary widely, ranging from nonviolent protest movements of the kind that Pope John Paul II led in communist Poland, to the complex diplomacy of Christian churches in China, to simply fleeing from persecution en masse, as Christians have in Iraq. The project aims to raise solidarity with persecuted Christians worldwide and to help them respond justly and effectively. <a href=\"http:\/\/ucs.nd.edu\/film\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Watch the documentary film Under Caesar's Sword\" target=\"_blank\">Watch the documentary film<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/187841772?color=ffffff&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/key\/GqubqLr2wgodEb\" width=\"595\" height=\"485\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"border:1px solid #CCC; border-width:1px; margin-bottom:5px; max-width: 100%;\" allowfullscreen=\"\"> <\/iframe><\/center><br \/>\n<em>The above slide presentation is a production of the <a href=\"http:\/\/justice.crcna.org\/religious-persecution-and-idop\" title=\"CRC Office of Social Justice website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Office of Social Justice<\/a>, a ministry of the Christian Reformed Church.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The following organizations have resources ready to help you help others become more prayerfully aware of the plight of Christian brothers and sisters around the world:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bible Gateway Twitter List: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/biblegateway\/lists\/religious-freedom\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Click to see the Bible Gateway Twitter List - Religious Freedom\" target=\"_blank\">Religious Freedom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianfreedom.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Christian Freedom International website\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Freedom International<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFI_Freedom\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Christian Freedom International Twitter stream\" target=\"_blank\">@CFI_Freedom<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/home.htm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Christian Solidarity Worldwide website\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Solidarity Worldwide<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CSW_UK\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Christian Solidarity Worldwide Twitter stream\" target=\"_blank\">@CSW_UK<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.criticalprayerrequests.blogspot.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Critical Prayer Requests website\" target=\"_blank\">Critical Prayer Requests<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/idop.org\/web\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"IDOP website\" target=\"_blank\">IDOP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.persecution.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"International Christian Concern website\" target=\"_blank\">International Christian Concern<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/persecutionnews\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"International Christian Concern Twitter stream\" target=\"_blank\">@persecutionnews<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.opendoorsuk.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Open Doors UK website\" target=\"_blank\">Open Doors UK<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OpenDoorsUK\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"@Open Doors UK Twitter stream\" target=\"_blank\">@OpenDoorsUK<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/live.opendoorsusa.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Open Doors USA website\" target=\"_blank\">Open Doors USA<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OpenDoors\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Open Doors USA Twitter stream\" target=\"_blank\">@OpenDoors<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.releaseinternational.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Release International website\" target=\"_blank\">Release International<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReleaseInt\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Release International Twitter stream\" target=\"_blank\">@ReleaseInt<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eauk.org\/church\/networks\/religious-liberty-commission\/international-day-of-prayer-for-the-persecuted-church.cfm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Religious Liberty Commission website\" target=\"_blank\">Religious Liberty Commission<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EAUKnews\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Religious Liberty Commission Twitter stream\" target=\"_blank\">@EAUKnews<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.persecution.com\/idop\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"The Voice of the Martyrs website\" target=\"_blank\">The Voice of the Martyrs<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VOM_USA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"The Voice of the Martyrs Twitter stream\" target=\"_blank\">@VOM_USA<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.persecution.co.nz\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"The Voice of the Martyrs New Zealand website\" target=\"_blank\">The Voice of the Martyrs New Zealand<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IDOPNZ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"The Voice of the Martyrs New Zealand Twitter stream\" target=\"_blank\">@IDOPNZ<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldea.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"World Evangelical Alliance website\" target=\"_blank\">World Evangelical Alliance<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WEARLC1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"World Evangelical Alliance Twitter stream\" target=\"_blank\">@WEARLC1<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwatchmonitor.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"WorldWatch Monitor website\" target=\"_blank\">WorldWatch Monitor<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wwmonitor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"WorldWatch Monitor Twitter stream\" target=\"_blank\">@wwmonitor<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Basic Biblical Teaching About Persecution<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li> Christians are to expect persecution. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John+15%3A18-21\" title=\"Read John 15:18-21 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John 15:18-21<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John+17%3A14\" title=\"Read John 17:14 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">17:14<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Timothy+3%3A12\" title=\"Read 2 Timothy 3:12 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Timothy 3:12<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+John+3%3A13\" title=\"Read 1 John 3:13 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 John 3:13<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> God blesses right suffering. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+5%3A10-12\" title=\"Read Matthew 5:10-12 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew 5:10-12<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+6%3A22-23\" title=\"Read Luke 6:22-23 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke 6:22-23<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> We should not be ashamed or embarrassed about persecution. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Peter+4%3A16\" title=\"Read 1 Peter 4:16 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 Peter 4:16<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Hebrews+13%3A12-13\" title=\"Read Hebrews 13:12-13 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hebrews 13:12-13<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> We must follow the example of Christ. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Philippians+2%3A1-11\" title=\"Read Philippians 2:1-11 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philippians 2:1-11<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Peter+2%3A19-25\" title=\"Read 1 Peter 2:19-25 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 Peter 2:19-25<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> We must react under persecution as the Lord did. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+5%3A38-48\" title=\"Read Matthew 5:38-48 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew 5:38-48<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans+12%3A14%2C+17-21\" title=\"Read John 15:18-21 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Romans 12:14, 17-21<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Peter+2%3A21-23\" title=\"Read 1 Peter 2:21-23 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 Peter 2:21-23<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> We are called to stand with those who are persecuted. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+25%3A31-46\" title=\"Read Matthew 25:31-46 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew 25:31-46<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Hebrews+10%3A32-38\" title=\"Read Hebrews 10:32-38 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hebrews 10:32-38<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Hebrews+13%3A3\" title=\"Read Hebrews 13:3 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">13:3<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> We can have the victory. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John+16%3A33\" title=\"Read John 16:33 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John 16:33<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Persecution Foretold<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+18%3A21\" title=\"Read Matthew 18:21 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew 18:21<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+28%3A34\" title=\"Read Matthew 28:34 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">28:34<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Mark+10%3A30\" title=\"Read Mark 10:30 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark 10:30<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+11%3A49\" title=\"Read Luke 11:49 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke 11:49<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John+15%3A20\" title=\"Read John 15:20 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John 15:20<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Corinthians+4%3A9\" title=\"Read 1 Corinthians 4:9 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 Corinthians 4:9<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Timothy+3%3A12\" title=\"Read 2 Timothy 3:12 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Timothy 3:12<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Jesus Warns and Teaches About Persecution<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+10%3A16-42\" title=\"Read Matthew 10:16-42 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew 10:16-42<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+14%3A25-35\" title=\"Read Luke 14:25-35 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke 14:25-35<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John+15%3A18-16%3A4\" title=\"Read John 15:18-16:4 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John 15:18-16:4<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Apostles and First Missionaries are Persecuted<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+4%3A1-22\" title=\"Read Acts 4:1-22 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 4:1-22<\/a> \u2013 Christ&#8217;s supremacy threatens the supremacy of the totalitarian and theocratic leadership. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+4%3A2%2C+17\" title=\"Read Acts 4:2, 17 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vv. 2, 17<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+5%3A12-41\" title=\"Read Acts 5:12-41 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 5:12-41<\/a> \u2013 Power and attraction of the gospel arouses jealousy. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+5%3A17\" title=\"Read Acts 5:17 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">v. 17<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+6%3A7-15\" title=\"Read Acts 6:7-15 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 6:7-15<\/a> \u2013 Success of ministry arouses competition.<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+7%3A54-8%3A4\" title=\"Read Acts 7:54-8:4 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 7:54-8:4<\/a> \u2013 Stephen becomes the Christian Church&#8217;s first martyr; persecution breaks out.<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+12%3A1-4\" title=\"Read Acts 12:1-4 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 12:1-4<\/a> \u2013 Herod persecutes apostles for political gain.<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+12%3A1-18\" title=\"Read Acts 12:1-18 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 12:1-18<\/a> \u2013 While Peter is in prison, the church prays.<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+13%3A49-14%3A7\" title=\"Read Acts 13:49-14:7 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 13:49-14:7<\/a> \u2013 Opposition to the gospel forces missionaries to flee.<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+16%3A16-34\" title=\"Read Acts 16:16-34 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 16:16-34<\/a> \u2013 The gospel threatens trade, economic prosperity and the fortune-telling industry (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+16%3A19\" title=\"Read Acts 16:19 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">v. 19<\/a>); false accusations lead to missionaries being severely beaten. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+16%3A22\" title=\"Read Acts 16:22 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">v. 22<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+17%3A1-15\" title=\"Read Acts 17:1-15 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 17:1-15<\/a> \u2013 Missionary success arouses jealousy; missionaries forced to flee. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+17%3A5\" title=\"Read Acts 17:5 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">v. 5<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+19%3A23-32\" title=\"Read Acts 19:23-32 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 19:23-32<\/a> \u2013 The gospel threatens trade, economic prosperity and the idol industry; idol-makers incite riot that goes out of control.<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+21%3A27-36\" title=\"Read Acts 21:27-36 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 21:27-36<\/a> \u2013 Enemies of the gospel incite hatred and violence; Paul beaten and arrested.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Prepare for Persecution<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li> Understand it to be normal. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Peter+4%3A12\" title=\"Read 1 Peter 4:12 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 Peter 4:12<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Philippians+1%3A29\" title=\"Read Philippians 1:29 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philippians 1:29<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Know the teaching of the Word of God. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Philemon+3%3A10\" title=\"Read Philemon 3:10 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philemon 3:10<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans+6%3A3-5\" title=\"Read Romans 6:3-5 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Romans 6:3-5<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John+8%3A31-32\" title=\"Read John 8:31-32 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John 8:31-32<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Abide in Christ. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John+15%3A4\" title=\"Read John 15:4 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John 15:4<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Submit daily to the Holy Spirit. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Ephesians+5%3A18\" title=\"Read Ephesians 5:18 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ephesians 5:18<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Ephesians+4%3A30\" title=\"Read Ephesians 4:30 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4:30<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Rest in the will of God. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Ephesians+5%3A17\" title=\"Read Ephesians 5:17 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ephesians 5:17<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Hebrews+4%3A1%2C+9-11\" title=\"Read Ephesians 5:18 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hebrews 4:1, 9-11<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Conduct Under Persecution<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+5%3A44\" title=\"Read Matthew 5:44 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew 5:44<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+10%3A22\" title=\"Read Matthew 10:22 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10:22<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+5%3A41\" title=\"Read Acts 5:41 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 5:41<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans+12%3A14\" title=\"Read Romans 12:14 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Romans 12:14<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Philippians+1%3A28\" title=\"Read Philippians 1:28 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philippians 1:28<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Hebrews+10%3A34\" title=\"Read Hebrews 10:34 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hebrews 10:34<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Peter+3%3A13-19\" title=\"Read 1 Peter 3:13-19 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 Peter 3:13-19<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Results of Persecution<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+5%3A10\" title=\"Read Matthew 5:10 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew 5:10<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+6%3A22\" title=\"Read Luke 6:22 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke 6:22<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+9%3A24\" title=\"Read Luke 9:24 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">9:24<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=James+1%3A2\" title=\"Read James 1:2 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James 1:2<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Peter+4%3A14\" title=\"Read 1 Peter 4:14 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 Peter 4:14<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Revelation+6%3A9\" title=\"Read Revelation 6:9 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Revelation 6:9<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Revelation+7%3A13\" title=\"Read Revelation 7:13 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">7:13<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Rewards for Suffering Persecution<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li> Glory in heaven. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Corinthians+4%3A17-18\" title=\"Read 1 Corinthians 4:17-18 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Corinthians 4:17-18<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Peter+5%3A1%2C+10%2C+11\" title=\"Read 1 Peter 5:1, 10, 11 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 Peter 5:1, 10, 11<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Eternal consolation. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Corinthians+1%3A7\" title=\"Read 2 Corinthians 1:7 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Corinthians 1:7<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans+8%3A17\" title=\"Read Romans 8:17 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Romans 8:17<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Christ is made known. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Corinthians+4%3A11\" title=\"Read 2 Corinthians 4:11 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Corinthians 4:11<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Life is being given to others. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Corinthians+4%3A12\" title=\"Read 2 Corinthians 4:12 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Corinthians 4:12<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Grace of God is being made manifest. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Corinthians+4%3A15\" title=\"Read 2 Corinthians 4:15 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Corinthians 4:15<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> A guarantee that God will judge righteously. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Thessalonians+1%3A4-5\" title=\"Read 2 Thessalonians 1:4-5 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Thessalonians 1:4-5<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Will reign with him. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Timothy+2%3A12\" title=\"Read 2 Timothy 2:12 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Timothy 2:12a<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Spirit of glory rests upon. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Peter+4%3A14\" title=\"Read 1 Peter 4:14 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 Peter 4:14<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Glory is brought to God. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Peter+4%3A16\" title=\"Read 1 Peter 4:16 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 Peter 4:16<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Reason for joy. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Peter+4%3A13-14\" title=\"Read 1 Peter 4:13-14 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 Peter 4:13-14<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Place and Power of Prayer<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li> Prayer is desired and required for persecuted believers. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Thessalonians+3%3A1-3\" title=\"Read 2 Thessalonians 3:1-3 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Thessalonians 3:1-3<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Our prayers help struggling believers. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans+15%3A30-33\" title=\"Read Romans 15:30-33 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Romans 15:30-33<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> God works as we pray. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Corinthians+1%3A10-11\" title=\"Read 2 Corinthians 1:10-11 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Corinthians 1:10-11<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Spiritual battle requires spiritual weapons. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Corinthians+10%3A3-4\" title=\"Read 2 Corinthians 10:3-4 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Corinthians 10:3-4<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Ephesians+6%3A10-18\" title=\"Read Ephesians 6:10-18 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ephesians 6:10-18<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=James+5%3A16-18\" title=\"Read James 5:16-18 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James 5:16b-18<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Possible Forms that Persecution May Take<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li> By slander (evil report). (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+31%3A13\" title=\"Read Psalm 31:13 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Psalm 31:13<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Job+19%3A18\" title=\"Read Job 19:18 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Job 19:18<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Job+55%3A12-14\" title=\"Read Job 55:12-14 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">55:12-14<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+6%3A22\" title=\"Read Luke 6:22 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke 6:22<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Shame. Open embarrassment, dishonor or disgrace. Manner in which our Lord was accused of being conceived (born out-of-wedlock); also, manner in which his nakedness was openly displayed on the cross. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Hebrews+13%3A13\" title=\"Read Hebrews 13:13 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hebrews 13:13<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Hebrews+11%3A26\" title=\"Read Hebrews 11:26 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">11:26<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Falsely accused. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+35%3A11\" title=\"Read Psalm 35:11 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Psalm 35:11<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+27%3A12\" title=\"Read Psalm 27:12 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">27:12<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+5%3A11\" title=\"Read Matthew 5:11 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew 5:11<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+23%3A2%2C+5%2C+10\" title=\"Read James 5:16-18 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke 23:2, 5, 10<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Mark+14%3A55-60\" title=\"Read Mark 14:55-60 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark 14:55-60<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+6%3A13\" title=\"Read Acts 6:13 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 6:13<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+16%3A19-23\" title=\"Read Acts 16:19-23 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">16:19-23<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+26%3A2%2C+7\" title=\"Read Psalm 27:12 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">26:2, 7<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Ensnare through deceit, trapping, tricks. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Daniel+6%3A4-5\" title=\"Read Daniel 6:4-5 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daniel 6:4-5<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+11%3A54\" title=\"Read Luke 11:54 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke 11:54<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+10%3A16-18\" title=\"Read Matthew 10:16-18 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew 10:16-18<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Object of conspiracy. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Samuel+15%3A12\" title=\"Read 2 Samuel 15:12 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Samuel 15:12<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis+37%3A18\" title=\"Read Genesis 37:18 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genesis 37:18<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Corinthians+11%3A32\" title=\"Read 2 Corinthians 11:32 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Corinthians 11:32<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+9%3A23\" title=\"Read Acts 9:23 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 9:23<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Mocked, scorned, scoffed, and sneered at. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+42%3A3\" title=\"Read Psalm 42:3 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Psalm 42:3<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Job+12%3A4\" title=\"Read Job 12:4 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Job 12:4<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+27%3A29%2C+31%2C+41\" title=\"Read Matthew 27:29, 31, 41 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew 27:29, 31, 41<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+2%3A13\" title=\"Read Acts 2:13 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 2:13<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+17%3A18%2C+32\" title=\"Read Acts 17:18, 32 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">17:18, 32<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Hebrews+11%3A36\" title=\"Read Hebrews 11:36 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hebrews 11:36<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Betrayed, treated treacherously. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+24%3A10\" title=\"Read Matthew 24:10 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew 24:10<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+21%3A16\" title=\"Read Luke 21:16 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke 21:16<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+41%3A9\" title=\"Read Psalm 41:9 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Psalm 41:9<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Despised, to have contempt for, to loathe, to think nothing of, to consider without honor. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Corinthians+1%3A28\" title=\"Read 1 Corinthians 1:28 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 Corinthians 1:28<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Corinthians+4%3A10\" title=\"Read 1 Corinthians 4:10 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4:10c<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Hated by family. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+10%3A21%2C+34-36\" title=\"Read Matthew 10:21, 34-36 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew 10:21, 34-36<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Micah+7%3A6\" title=\"Read Micah 7:6 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Micah 7:6<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+21%3A16\" title=\"Read Luke 21:16 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke 21:16<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Hated by people. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+21%3A17\" title=\"Read Luke 21:17 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke 21:17<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+10%3A22\" title=\"Read Matthew 10:22 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew 10:22<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Job+19%3A19\" title=\"Read Job 19:19 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Job 19:19<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Defamation of character, libel, slander, evil report. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+31%3A13\" title=\"Read Psalm 31:13 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Psalm 31:13<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Job+19%3A19\" title=\"Read Job 19:19 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Job 19:19<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Peter+2%3A12\" title=\"Read 1 Peter 2:12 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 Peter 2:12<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Corinthians+4%3A13\" title=\"Read 1 Corinthians 4:13 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 Corinthians 4:13<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Feared by own people. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+9%3A26\" title=\"Read Acts 9:26 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 9:26<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Subject to special trials. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Corinthians+4%3A9-14\" title=\"Read 1 Corinthians 4:9-14 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 Corinthians 4:9-14<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Corinthians+11%3A23-28\" title=\"Read 2 Corinthians 11:23-28 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Corinthians 11:23-28<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Imprisoned. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+21%3A12\" title=\"Read Luke 21:12 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke 21:12<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+4%3A3\" title=\"Read Acts 4:3 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 4:3<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+5%3A18\" title=\"Read Acts 5:18 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5:18<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+12%3A4\" title=\"Read Acts 12:4 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">12:4<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+16%3A24\" title=\"Read Acts 16:24 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">16:24<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Corinthians+6%3A5\" title=\"Read 2 Corinthians 6:5 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Corinthians 6:5<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Corinthians+11%3A23\" title=\"Read 2 Corinthians 11:23 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">11:23c<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Hebrews+11%3A36\" title=\"Read Hebrews 11:36 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hebrews 11:36b<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Beaten. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+5%3A40\" title=\"Read Acts 5:40 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 5:40<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+16%3A23\" title=\"Read Acts 16:23 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">16:23<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Corinthians+6%3A5\" title=\"Read 2 Corinthians 6:5 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Corinthians 6:5<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Corinthians+11%3A24\" title=\"Read 2 Corinthians 11:24 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">11:24<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+10%3A17\" title=\"Read Matthew 10:17 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew 10:17<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Contradicting. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+13%3A45\" title=\"Read Acts 13:45 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 13:45<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Stir against. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+6%3A12\" title=\"Read Acts 6:12 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 6:12<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+13%3A50\" title=\"Read Acts 13:50 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">13:50<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+14%3A2%2C+19\" title=\"Read Acts 14:2, 19 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">14:2, 19<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+19%3A23%2C+25-26%2C+29\" title=\"Read Acts 19:23, 25-26, 29 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">19:23, 25-26, 29<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+21%3A27\" title=\"Read Acts 21:27 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">21:27<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Charges pressed. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+18%3A12\" title=\"Read Acts 18:12 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 18:12<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+10%3A17-18\" title=\"Read Matthew 10:17-18 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew 10:17-18<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Threatened. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+4%3A18%2C+21\" title=\"Read Acts 4:18, 21 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 4:18, 21<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+5%3A40\" title=\"Read Acts 5:40 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5:40<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Stoned. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+7%3A58-59\" title=\"Read Acts 7:58-59 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 7:58-59<\/a>; 14:19; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Corinthians+11%3A25\" title=\"Read 2 Corinthians 11:25 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Corinthians 11:25<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Hebrews+11%3A37\" title=\"Read Hebrews 11:37 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hebrews 11:37<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Afflictions. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Timothy+3%3A11\" title=\"Read 2 Timothy 3:11 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Timothy 3:11<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+34%3A19\" title=\"Read Psalm 34:19 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Psalm 34:19<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Expulsion. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+13%3A50\" title=\"Read Acts 13:50 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 13:50<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John+16%3A2\" title=\"Read John 16:2 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John 16:2a<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Exhaustion, extreme fatigue. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Corinthians+11%3A27\" title=\"Read 2 Corinthians 11:27 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Corinthians 11:27<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Hunger and thirst. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Corinthians+11%3A27\" title=\"Read 2 Corinthians 11:27 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Corinthians 11:27<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Corinthians+4%3A11\" title=\"Read 1 Corinthians 4:11 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 Corinthians 4:11<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Spectacle. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Corinthians+4%3A9\" title=\"Read 1 Corinthians 4:9 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 Corinthians 4:9<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+9%3A16\" title=\"Read Acts 9:16 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 9:16<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+20%3A23\" title=\"Read Acts 20:23 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20:23<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+21%3A11\" title=\"Read Acts 21:11 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">21:11<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Hebrews+10%3A33\" title=\"Read Hebrews 10:33 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hebrews 10:33a<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Suffer physical need. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Corinthians+4%3A11\" title=\"Read 1 Corinthians 4:11 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 Corinthians 4:11<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Corinthians+6%3A4\" title=\"Read 2 Corinthians 6:4 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Corinthians 6:4<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Philippians+4%3A12\" title=\"Read Philippians 4:12 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philippians 4:12<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Hebrews+11%3A37\" title=\"Read Hebrews 11:37 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hebrews 11:37<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Martyrdom. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+21%3A16\" title=\"Read Luke 21:16 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke 21:16<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+7%3A59\" title=\"Read Acts 7:59 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acts 7:59<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+12%3A2\" title=\"Read Acts 12:2 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">12:2<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John+16%3A2\" title=\"Read John 16:2 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John 16:2<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Afflictions. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Timothy+1%3A8\" title=\"Read 2 Timothy 1:8 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Timothy 1:8<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Timothy+4%3A5\" title=\"Read 2 Timothy 4:5 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4:5<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+24%3A9\" title=\"Read Matthew 24:9 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew 24:9<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+34%3A19\" title=\"Read Psalm 34:19 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Psalm 34:19<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Corinthians+4%3A17\" title=\"Read 2 Corinthians 4:17 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Corinthians 4:17<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Corinthians+6%3A4\" title=\"Read 2 Corinthians 6:4 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">6:4<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Hebrews+10%3A32-33\" title=\"Read Hebrews 10:32-33 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hebrews 10:32-33<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Hebrews+11%3A25%2C+37\" title=\"Read Acts 5:40 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">11:25, 37<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Colossians+1%3A24\" title=\"Read Colossians 1:24 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colossians 1:24<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Thessalonians+1%3A6\" title=\"Read 1 Thessalonians 1:6 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 Thessalonians 1:6<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=James+5%3A10\" title=\"Read James 5:10 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James 5:10<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Poverty. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Corinthians+6%3A10\" title=\"Read 2 Corinthians 6:10 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Corinthians 6:10<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Philipians+4%3A12\" title=\"Read Philippians 4:12 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philippians 4:12<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Loss of property and material goods. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Hebrews+10%3A34\" title=\"Read Hebrews 10:34 on Bible Gateway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hebrews 10:34b<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The above list is a production of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldevangelicals.org\/commissions\/rlc\/\" title=\"World Evangelical Alliance, Religious Liberty Commission website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">World Evangelical Alliance, Religious Liberty Commission<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SiCPRaqBW04?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/center><br \/>\n<em>The above video is a production of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/\" title=\"The Voice of the Martyrs website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">The Voice of the Martyrs<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><center>The best value in digital Bible study is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/plus\/?utm_source=bg&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bgplus\" title=\"Try Bible Gateway Plus during a FREE trial period starting right now\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bible Gateway Plus<\/a><\/strong>! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/plus\/?utm_source=bg&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bgplus\" title=\"Try Bible Gateway Plus during a FREE trial period starting right now\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Try it free!<\/a><\/center><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[See the Bible Gateway Blog post, Standing Strong Through the Storm: Stories from the Persecuted Church] [See the Bible Gateway Blog post, The Staggering Picture of Christian Persecution: An Interview with Johnnie Moore] [See books in the Bible Gateway Store on the subject of Christian persecution] The International Days of Prayer for the Persecuted Church [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1298,491,415],"tags":[739,680,153],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.6 - 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