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1 Peter 4 12-1 Peter 4 14
Dear friends, don’t be surprised when the fiery ordeal comes among you to test you as if something unusual were happening to you.Instead, rejoice as you share in the sufferings of the Messiah, so that you may also rejoice with great joy at the revelation of His glory.If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
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2 Timothy 1 7-2 Timothy 1 8
For God has not given us a spirit of fearfulness, but one of power, love, and sound judgment.So don’t be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, or of me His prisoner. Instead, share in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God.
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2 Thessalonians 1 5-2 Thessalonians 1 6
It is a clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment that you will be counted worthy of God’s kingdom, for which you also are suffering,since it is righteous for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you
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2 Timothy 2 11-2 Timothy 2 12
This saying is trustworthy: For if we have died with Him, we will also live with Him;if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
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Romans 8:17
and if children, also heirs— heirs of God and coheirs with Christ— seeing that we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.
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Matthew 10:28
Don’t fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul; rather, fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
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Isaiah 12:2
Indeed, God is my salvation; I will trust Him and not be afraid, for Yah, the Lord, is my strength and my song. He has become my salvation.”
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Isaiah 51:7
Listen to Me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is My instruction: do not fear disgrace by men, and do not be shattered by their taunts.
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Isaiah 51:12
I— I am the One who comforts you. Who are you that you should fear man who dies, or a son of man who is given up like grass?
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Matthew 5:10-12
Those who are persecuted for righteousness are blessed, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.“ You are blessed when they insult and persecute you and falsely say every kind of evil against you because of Me.Be glad and rejoice, because your reward is great in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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Psalms 68:19-20
May the Lord be praised! Day after day He bears our burdens; God is our salvation. SelahOur God is a God of salvation, and escape from death belongs to the Lord God.
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Luke 21:12-19
But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you. They will hand you over to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of My name.It will lead to an opportunity for you to witness.Therefore make up your minds not to prepare your defense ahead of time,for I will give you such words and a wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.You will even be betrayed by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They will kill some of you.You will be hated by everyone because of My name,but not a hair of your head will be lost.By your endurance gain your lives.
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Hebrews 13:6
Therefore, we may boldly say: The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
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Acts 4:19-31
But Peter and John answered them,“ Whether it’s right in the sight of God for us to listen to you rather than to God, you decide;for we are unable to stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”After threatening them further, they released them. They found no way to punish them, because the people were all giving glory to God over what had been done;for this sign of healing had been performed on a man over 40 years old.After they were released, they went to their own people and reported everything the chief priests and the elders had said to them.When they heard this, they all raised their voices to God and said,“ Master, You are the One who made the heaven, the earth, and the sea, and everything in them.You said through the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of our father David Your servant: Why did the Gentiles rage and the peoples plot futile things?The kings of the earth took their stand and the rulers assembled together against the Lord and against His Messiah.“ For, in fact, in this city both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed,to do whatever Your hand and Your plan had predestined to take place.And now, Lord, consider their threats, and grant that Your slaves may speak Your message with complete boldness,while You stretch out Your hand for healing, signs, and wonders to be performed through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus.”When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak God’s message with boldness.
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Luke 3:6
and everyone will see the salvation of God.
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1 Thessalonians 2 2
On the contrary, after we had previously suffered, and we were treated outrageously in Philippi, as you know, we were emboldened by our God to speak the gospel of God to you in spite of great opposition.
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Luke 12:4-7
“ And I say to you, My friends, don’t fear those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more.But I will show you the One to fear: Fear Him who has authority to throw people into hell after death. Yes, I say to you, this is the One to fear!Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight.Indeed, the hairs of your head are all counted. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows!
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Revelation 2:10
Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the Devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will have affliction for 10 days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
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Acts 28:28
Therefore, let it be known to you that this saving work of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen!”
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Psalms 50:23
Whoever sacrifices a thank offering honors Me, and whoever orders his conduct, I will show him the salvation of God.”
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Genesis 49:18
I wait for Your salvation, Lord.
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Acts 5:40-42
After they called in the apostles and had them flogged, they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.Then they went out from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be dishonored on behalf of the Name.Every day in the temple complex, and in various homes, they continued teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah.