Persecution
Explore 80 scripture references about persecution from Nave's Topical Bible, spanning 37 books of the Bible with categorized entries, verse text, and cross-references.
What Does the Bible Say About Persecution?
The topic of persecution appears throughout Scripture with 80 references spanning 37 books of the Bible, from 1 Corinthians to Romans. Explore the scriptures below to deepen your understanding of what God's Word teaches about this subject.
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-OF JESUS GEN 3:15; PSA 2:1-5; 22:1,2,6-8,11-21; 69:1-21; 109:25; ISA 49:7; 50:6; 52:14; 53:2-5,7-10; MIC 5:1; MAT 2:13; 11:19; 12:14,24; 16:1; 20:22; 22:15; 26:3,4,14-16,59,67; 27:25-30,39-44; MRK 3:6,21,22; 11:18; 12:13; 14:1,48,65; 15:14,34; 16:17; LUK 4:28,29; 6:11; 7:34; 11:15,53,54; 12:50; 13:31; 19:14,47; 20:20; 22:2-5,52,53,63-65; 23:11,23; JHN 5:16; 7:1,7,19,20,30,32; 8:37,40,48,52,59; 10:20,31,39; 11:57; 14:30; 15:18,20,21,24,25; 18:22,23,29,30; 19:6,15; ACT 2:23; 3:13-15; 4:27; 7:52; 13:27-29; HEB 12:2,3; 1PE 4:1 -OF THE RIGHTEOUS GEN 49:23; JOB 1:9; 2:4,5; 12:4,5; PSA 11:2; 37:32; 38:20; 42:3,10; 44:15-18,22; 56:5; 69:10,12; 74:7,8; 94:5; 119:51,61,69,78,85-87,95,110,157,161; PRO 29:10,27; ISA 26:20; 29:20,21; 51:12,13; 59:15; JER 2:30; 11:19; 15:10; 18:18; 20:7,8; 26:11-14; 50:7; AMO 5:10; HAB 1:13; MAT 5:10-12,44; 10:16-18,21-23,28; 20:22,23; 23:34,35; 24:8-10; MRK 9:42; 13:9,11-13; LUK 6:22,23,26; 17:33; 21:12-19; JHN 12:42; 15:18,19; 16:1,2; 17:14; ACT 4:16-20; 5:29,40-42; 7:52; 8:4; 28:22; ROM 8:17,35-37; 1CO 4:9-13; 13:3; 2CO 4:8-12; 6:4,5,8-10; 11:23-27; 12:10; GAL 4:29; 6:12,17; PHP 1:12-14,28,29; COL 1:24; 1TH 1:6; 2:2,14,15; 2TH 1:4; 2TI 1:8,12; 2:9-12; 3:2,3,12; 4:16,17; HEB 10:32-34; 11:25-27,33-38; 12:3,4; 13:13; JAS 2:6; 5:6,10; 1PE 3:14,16,17; 4:3,4,12-14,16,19; 1JN 3:1,13; REV 2:3,10,13; 6:9-11; 7:13-17; 12:11; 17:6; 20:4 -See PAUL -A mode of divine chastisement LAM 1:3 -Diffuses the gospel ACT 8:1,4; 11:19-21; PHP 1:12-14 -Deliverance from PSA 124; 129:1,2 -INSTANCES OF -Of Abel GEN 4:8; MAT 23:35; 1JN 3:12 -Of Lot GEN 19:9 -Of Moses EXO 2:15; 17:4 -Of David PSA 31:13; 59:1,2 -Of prophets martyred by Jezebel 1KI 18:4 -Of Gideon JDG 6:28-32 -Of Elijah 1KI 18:10; 19; 2KI 1:9; 2:23 -Of Micaiah 1KI 22:26; 2CH 18:26 -Of Elisha 2KI 6:31 -Of Hanani 2CH 16:10 -Of Zachariah 2CH 24:21; MAT 23:35 -Of JOB JOB 13:4-13; 16:1-4; 17:2; 19:1-5; 30:1-10 -Of Jeremiah JER 15:10,15; 17:15-18; 18:18-23; 26; 32:2; 33:1; 36:26; 37; 38:1-6 -Of Urijah JER 26:23 -Of prophets MAT 21:35,36 -Of the three Hebrew young men (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego) of the captivity DAN 3:8-23 -Of Daniel DAN 6 -Of the Jews EZR 4; NEH 4 -Of John the Baptist MAT 14:3-12 -Of James ACT 12:2 -Of Simon MRK 15:21 -Of the disciples JHN 9:22,34; 20:19 -Of Lazarus JHN 12:10 -Of the apostles ACT 4:3-18; 5:18-42; 12:1-19; REV 1:9 -Of Stephen ACT 6:9-15; 7 -Of the ekklesia (body of Christ) ACT 8:1; 9:1-14; GAL 1:13 -Of Timothy HEB 13:23 -Of John REV 1:9 -Of Antipas REV 2:13 -Of the congregation at Smyrna REV 2:8-10
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What does the Bible say about persecution?
The Bible contains 80 references to persecution across 37 books of the Bible. Nave's Topical Bible organizes these references for in-depth study.
Where is persecution mentioned in the Bible?
Persecution is referenced in 1 Corinthians, 1 John, 1 Kings, 1 Peter, 1 Thessalonians, and 32 more books. There are 80 total scripture references on this topic.