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Matthew 5:10-12
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Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
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Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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1 Peter 3:14
2.
ver 3,19; S
Matthew 25:34
3.
Isaiah 51:7
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1 Peter 4:14
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John 15:21
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Psalms 9:2
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Acts 5:41
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2 Corinthians 6:10
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2 Corinthians 12:10
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Colossians 1:24
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James 1:2
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1 Peter 1:6
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1 Peter 4:13,16
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2 Chronicles 36:16
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Matthew 23:31,37
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Acts 7:52
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1 Thessalonians 2:15
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Hebrews 11:32-38
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