They were persecuted , just as Jesus was persecuted.

They were persecuted, just as Jesus was persecuted.

Moses also was persecuted, as Jesus was persecuted.

Elijah was persecuted by Jezebel; Herodias persecuted John.

Also Jephthah was persecuted, as Jesus was persecuted.

Jezebel persecuted Elijah, and Herodias persecuted John.

He was relentlessly persecuted as you are being persecuted now.

I am not the only guy who is trying to be thrifty, even the government is at it.

Jesus says we will be persecuted because He was persecuted.

But Jesus told us we would be persecuted because of Him.

Jesus himself said that we would be persecuted because he was persecuted.

The eunuch never saw him again but went on his way rejoicing.“

(I think it might be harder to see someone you love suffer rather than going it through it yourself.

When a Christian is persecuted for his faith it is Christ who is being persecuted.

You are wrong: but the Greeks did not persecute Epicurus; the Romans did not persecute Lucretius.