Persecution Quotes

The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power. Now you begin to understand me.

– George Orwell

1984. Part 3, Chapter 3. O’Brien to Winston, making it lear that the regime holds on to power for its own sake, and for no high purpose.

Religion which requires persecution to sustain, it is of the devil’s propagation.

– Hosea Ballou

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way, they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

– The Bible

Jesus Christ, Matthew 5:11-12.

We labor, working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it.

– The Bible

1 Corinthians 4:12.

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

– The Bible

Jesus Christ, Matthew 5:10.

This means that God’s holy people must endure persecution patiently, obeying his commands and maintaining their faith in Jesus.

– The Bible

Revelation 14:12

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