Popular Bible Verses about Persecute

But I tell you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, [Prov. 25:21, 22.] AMP

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; KJV

For this reason the Jews began to persecute (annoy, torment) Jesus and sought to kill Him, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath. AMP

And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day. KJV

ABOUT THAT time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to afflict and oppress and torment some who belonged to the church (assembly). AMP

Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. KJV

Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous--with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of your outward conditions) are you when people revile you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things against you falsely on My account. AMP

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. KJV

Bless those who persecute you [who are cruel in their attitude toward you]; bless and do not curse them. AMP

Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. KJV

Remember that I told you, A servant is not greater than his master [is not superior to him]. If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word and obeyed My teachings, they will also keep and obey yours. AMP

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. KJV

Let those be put to shame who persecute me, but let me not be put to shame; let them be dismayed, but let me not be dismayed. Bring on them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction. AMP

Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction. KJV

And he fell to the ground. Then he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me [harassing, troubling, and molesting Me]? AMP

And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? KJV

They were only hearing it said, He who used to persecute us is now proclaiming the very faith he once reviled and which he set out to ruin and tried with all his might to destroy. AMP

But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed. KJV

Why do you, as if you were God, pursue and persecute me? [Acting like wild beasts] why are you not satisfied with my flesh? AMP

Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh? KJV