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Yea, and all that would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

But the men that went up with him said, We are not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer thee in this matter. — read the full passage →

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of Jehovah, and their righteousness which is of me, saith Jehovah.

For it was of Jehovah to harden their hearts, to come against Israel in battle, that he might utterly destroy them, that they might have no favor, but that he might destroy them, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, thou shalt not be afraid of them; for Jehovah thy God is with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

If thou shalt say in thy heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them? — read the full passage →

The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Jehovah, and against his anointed, saying,

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, Which frameth mischief by statute? — read the full passage →

And the sixth poured out his bowl upon the great river, the river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way might be made ready for the kings that come from the sunrising.

And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of light.

But watch ye at every season, making supplication, that ye may prevail to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

For of these are they that creep into houses, and take captive silly women laden with sins, led away by divers lusts, — read the full passage →

And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the children of the violent among thy people shall lift themselves up to establish the vision; but they shall fall.

And he answered, Fear not; for they that are with us are more than they that are with them.

And he called unto him his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of disease and all manner of sickness. — read the full passage →

Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to the will of God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; — read the full passage →

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Then shall they deliver you up unto tribulation, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all the nations for my name’s sake. — read the full passage →

Precious in the sight of Jehovah Is the death of his saints.

Let all the earth fear Jehovah: Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. — read the full passage →

Ye have condemned, ye have killed the righteous one; he doth not resist you. — read the full passage →

And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject unto us in thy name. — read the full passage →

But take ye heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in synagogues shall ye be beaten; and before governors and kings shall ye stand for my sake, for a testimony unto them. — read the full passage →

Or thinkest thou that I cannot beseech my Father, and he shall even now send me more than twelve legions of angels? — read the full passage →

And he changeth the times and the seasons; he removeth kings, and setteth up kings; he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that have understanding;

I will seek that which was lost, and will bring back that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but the fat and the strong I will destroy; I will feed them in justice.

Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Ye have not hearkened unto me, to proclaim liberty, every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbor: behold, I proclaim unto you a liberty, saith Jehovah, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth.

and I have said unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me; and thou hast refused to let him go: behold, I will slay thy son, thy first-born.

(for when Gentiles that have not the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are the law unto themselves; — read the full passage →

The kings of the earth set themselves in array, And the rulers were gathered together, Against the Lord, and against his Anointed:

Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. — read the full passage →

Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness; none of them shall remain, nor of their multitude, nor of their wealth: neither shall there be eminency among them. — read the full passage →

They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.

They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses, every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion.

He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just; But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out. — read the full passage →

And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the birds of the heavens, and to the beasts of the field. — read the full passage →

And they smote of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, every lusty man, and every man of valor; and there escaped not a man.

And the man that doeth presumptuously, in not hearkening unto the priest that standeth to minister there before Jehovah thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel. — read the full passage →

And he that blasphemeth the name of Jehovah, he shall surely be put to death; all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the sojourner, as the home-born, when he blasphemeth the name of Jehovah, shall be put to death.

And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and, I being few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and smite me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house. — read the full passage →

And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good? — read the full passage →

For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. — read the full passage →

saying, We strictly charged you not to teach in this name: and behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us. — read the full passage →

And I heard a great voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, Go ye, and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God into the earth. — read the full passage →

And all that dwell on the earth shall worship him, every one whose name hath not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb that hath been slain. — read the full passage →

And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come. — read the full passage →

For thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto me: Take this cup of the wine of wrath at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it. — read the full passage →

O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee. — read the full passage →

And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and he was entreated of them, because they put their trust in him.

And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of Jehovah. And Jehovah said, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put to death the Gibeonites. — read the full passage →

After these things I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and ofalltribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands; — read the full passage →

having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. — read the full passage →

As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. — read the full passage →

Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored till the going down of the sun to rescue him. — read the full passage →

So shall I have an answer for him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy word. — read the full passage →

Princes also sat and talked against me; But thy servant did meditate on thy statutes. — read the full passage →

Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, That do wander from thy commandments. — read the full passage →

Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. — read the full passage →

Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge host, with chariots and horsemen exceeding many? yet, because thou didst rely on Jehovah, he delivered them into thy hand.

In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any one to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. — read the full passage →

For Jehovah saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter; for there was none shut up nor left at large, neither was there any helper for Israel.

Let heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labor therein; and let them not regard lying words. — read the full passage →

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as worshipped not the beast, neither his image, and received not the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years. — read the full passage →

who gave himself a ransom for all; the testimony to be borne in its own times;

Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. — read the full passage →

And whether one member suffereth, all the members suffer with it; or one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. — read the full passage →

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us-ward. — read the full passage →

And as they spake unto the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, — read the full passage →

He that dasheth in pieces is come up against thee: keep the fortress, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily. — read the full passage →

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Jehovah. — read the full passage →

Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it. — read the full passage →

Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. — read the full passage →

The king’s heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will. — read the full passage →

It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. — read the full passage →

When a man’s ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. — read the full passage →

Sing aloud unto God our strength: Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Let love of the brethren continue. — read the full passage →

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

And the high priest said, Are these things so? — read the full passage →

But when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. — read the full passage →

but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;

He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

The little one shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation; I, Jehovah, will hasten it in its time. — read the full passage →

O Jehovah, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things, even counsels of old, in faithfulness and truth. — read the full passage →

Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; new moon and sabbath, the calling of assemblies,—I cannot away with iniquity and the solemn meeting. — read the full passage →

Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Being bound in affliction and iron,

Save me, O God; For the waters are come in unto my soul. — read the full passage →

In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge; Let me never be put to shame: Deliver me in thy righteousness. — read the full passage →

Behold, I will answer thee, in this thou art not just; For God is greater than man.

But whether we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; or whether we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which worketh in the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: — read the full passage →

For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her righteousness go forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burneth. — read the full passage →

Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delighteth: I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. — read the full passage →

Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delighteth: I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. — read the full passage →

O Jehovah, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth. — read the full passage →

Preserve me, O God; for in thee do I take refuge. — read the full passage →

Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain thing? — read the full passage →