SUFFERING FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS SAKE: MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS relating to (A) SUFFERING FOR CHRIST, general references to Ac 5:41; 9:16; Ro 8:17; 8:36; 2Co 1:7; 11:23; Php 3:10 2Ti 2:12; Heb 11:25; Jas 5:10; 1Pe 2:20; 3:14; 4:16; 5:10 (B) "FOR CHRIST'S SAKE" some trial believers may be called upon to endure Persecution Mt 5:11 Hatred Mt 10:22 Loss of Life Mt 10:39 Renunciation of Worldly Treasures Mt 19:29 Suffering Ac 9:16 Loss of Reputation 1Co 4:10; 2Co 4:5 Death 2Co 4:11; 12:10; Php 1:29 (C) REPROACH SUFFERED Lu 6:22; 1Ti 4:10; Heb 10:33; 11:26; 13:13; 1Pe 4:14 --SEE Rejoicing (3), JOY Persecution (1), SUFFERING Stripes, NATION, THE (D) SAINTS DESPISED 1Sa 17:42; 2Sa 6:16; Ne 2:19; 4:2; Job 12:4; Ps 119:141 1Co 1:28; 4:13 --SEE Saints Hated, HATRED Derision, DERISION Aha, AHA (E) IMPRISONMENT OF SAINTS (1) General References to Ge 39:20; 1Ki 22:27; 2Ch 16:10; Jer 37:15; 38:6; La 3:53 Mr 6:17; Ac 5:18; 12:4; 16:23; 23:35; 26:10; 2Co 11:23 --SEE Fetters, FETTERS FETTERS (2) Of Paul Eph 3:1; 4:1; 6:20; Php 1:7,13; Col 4:3,18; 2Ti 1:8,16; 2:9 (F) PERSECUTION (1) General Examples of 1Ki 19:2; 22:27; 2Ch 16:10; 24:21; Jer 20:2; 32:2; Da 3:20; 6:16 Ac 4:3; 5:40; 8:1; Heb 11:36 --SEE Beatings, NATION, THE Scourging, NATION, THE Stoning, NATION, THE NATION, THE Stripes, NATION, THE NATION, THE (2) Of Christ Lu 4:29; 23:11; Joh 5:16; 7:1; 8:37; 10:39 --SEE Sufferings of Christ, SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST (3) Of Paul Ac 9:29; 13:50; 14:5,19; 16:22; 18:12; 21:36; 22:22; 23:10 1Co 4:12; 2Co 4:9; 11:24; 2Ti 2:9; 3:11 --SEE Suffering for Christ's Sake, SUFFERING FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS SAKE (4) Predicted concerning the Church Mt 10:17; 24:9; Lu 21:12; Joh 15:20; 16:2; 2Ti 3:12; Re 2:10 (5) General References to Ps 7:1; 31:15; 119:86,157,161; 143:3; Jer 15:15; La 5:5 -- Of the Jews. SEE Jews Persecut
ed, ISRAEL-THE JEWS (G) SMITING of the righteous (1) General References to 1Ki 22:24; Isa 50:6; Mt 27:30; Joh 18:22; Ac 23:2 (2) Upon the Cheek 1Ki 22:24; Job 16:10; Lu 6:29 (H) MARTYRDOM (1) General References to Mt 10:21; Ac 21:13; 1Co 13:3; Re 6:9; 20:4 (2) Examples of -- Zechariah 2Ch 24:21 -- John the Baptist Mr 6:27 -- Abel Lu 11:51 -- Stephen Ac 7:58 -- James Ac 12:2; Heb 11:37; Re 6:9