Bible Verses About Being Persecuted
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for being persecuted, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 4,274 votes, led by 2 Timothy 3:12. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Being Persecuted
2 Timothy 3:12195 votes
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
Matthew 10:22168 votes
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
Matthew 5:10162 votes
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:10-12128 votes
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Mark 13:13111 votes
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
2 Corinthians 12:10105 votes
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
Matthew 5:1197 votes
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
John 16:3395 votes
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Romans 8:3594 votes
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Matthew 5:4492 votes
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Romans 12:1491 votes
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
John 15:1890 votes
If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
Luke 6:2288 votes
Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.
2 Peter 2:983 votes
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
John 15:2068 votes
Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
1 Peter 4:12-1465 votes
Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
Psalms 23:464 votes
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
2 Timothy 2:1262 votes
If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:
Mark 10:29-3058 votes
And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s,
Romans 8:1857 votes
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
1 Peter 3:1854 votes
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
1 Peter 2:1651 votes
As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
1 Peter 5:849 votes
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Philippians 1:2948 votes
For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
Romans 10:1346 votes
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
What does the Bible say about being persecuted?
Readers most often cite 2 Timothy 3:12 on the subject of being persecuted. Across 4,274 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 10:22, Matthew 5:10, Matthew 5:10-12. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.