SUFFERING FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS SAKE

Thompson Chain Reference (1934)

(A) SUFFERING FOR CHRIST

Acts 5:41 Acts 9:16 Romans 8:17 Romans 8:36 2 Corinthians 1:7 2 Corinthians 11:23 Philippians 3:10 2 Timothy 2:12 Hebrews 11:25 James 5:10 1 Peter 2:20 1 Peter 3:14 1 Peter 4:16 1 Peter 5:10

(B) "FOR CHRIST'S SAKE"

Persecution

Hatred

Loss of Life

Renunciation of Worldly Treasures

Suffering

Loss of Reputation

1 Corinthians 4:10 2 Corinthians 4:5

Death

2 Corinthians 4:11 2 Corinthians 12:10 Philippians 1:29

(C) REPROACH SUFFERED

Luke 6:22 1 Timothy 4:10 Hebrews 10:33 Hebrews 11:26 Hebrews 13:13 1 Peter 4:14

(D) SAINTS DESPISED

1 Samuel 17:42 2 Samuel 6:16 Nehemiah 2:19 Nehemiah 4:2 Job 12:4 Psalms 119:141 1 Corinthians 1:28 1 Corinthians 4:13

(E) IMPRISONMENT OF SAINTS

(F) PERSECUTION

(1) General Examples of

1 Kings 19:2 1 Kings 22:27 2 Chronicles 16:10 2 Chronicles 24:21 Jeremiah 20:2 Jeremiah 32:2 Daniel 3:20 Daniel 6:16 Acts 4:3 Acts 5:40 Acts 8:1 Hebrews 11:36

(2) Of Christ

Luke 4:29 Luke 23:11 John 5:16 John 7:1 John 8:37 John 10:39

(3) Of Paul

Acts 9:29 Acts 13:50 Acts 14:5 Acts 14:19 Acts 16:22 Acts 18:12 Acts 21:36 Acts 22:22 Acts 23:10 1 Corinthians 4:12 2 Corinthians 4:9 2 Corinthians 11:24 2 Timothy 2:9 2 Timothy 3:11

(4) Predicted concerning the Church

Matthew 10:17 Matthew 24:9 Luke 21:12 John 15:20 John 16:2 2 Timothy 3:12 Revelation 2:10

(5) General References to

Psalms 7:1 Psalms 31:15 Psalms 119:86 Psalms 119:157 Psalms 119:161 Psalms 143:3 Jeremiah 15:15 Lamentations 5:5

(G) SMITING

(1) General References to

Of the Jews.

1 Kings 22:24 Isaiah 50:6 Matthew 27:30 John 18:22 Acts 23:2

(2) Upon the Cheek

1 Kings 22:24 Job 16:10 Luke 6:29

(H) MARTYRDOM

(1) General References to

Matthew 10:21 Acts 21:13 1 Corinthians 13:3 Revelation 6:9 Revelation 20:4

(2) Examples of

Zechariah

2 Chronicles 24:21

John the Baptist

Abel

Stephen

James

Acts 12:2 Hebrews 11:37 Revelation 6:9