Bible Persecutions
The Persecuted
The Persecutors
Why the Persecution
Result
Reference
Uriah
Jehoiakim
Uriah confronted Jehoiakim about his evil ways
Uriah was butchered to death
Jeremiah 26:20-23
Jeremiah
Zedekiah
Zedekiah thought Jeremiah was a traitor for prophesying Jerusalem's fall
Jeremiah was thrown in prison, then into a muddy well
Jeremiah 37:1–38:13
Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego
Nebuchadnezzar
The three men refused to bow down to anyone but God
They were thrown into a fiery furnace, but God miraculously saved them
Daniel 3
Daniel
National leaders
Daniel was praying
Daniel was thrown into a den of lions, but God miraculously saved him
Daniel 6
Job
Satan
Satan wanted to prove that pain and suffering would make a person abandon God
Job remained faithful to God and was restored
Job 1:8-12; 2:3-7
John the Baptist
Herod and Herodias
John confronted King Herod's adultery
John was beheaded
Matthew 14:3-13
Jesus
Religious leaders
Jesus exposed their sinful motives
Jesus was crucified, but rose again from the dead to show his authority over all evil
Mark 7:1-16; Luke 22:63–24:7
Peter and John
Religious leaders
Peter and John preached that Jesus was God's Son and the only way to salvation
They were thrown into prison, but later released
Acts 4:1-31
Stephen
Religious leaders
Stephen exposed their guilt in crucifying Jesus
Stephen was stoned to death
Acts 6–7
The church
Paul and others
The Christians preached Jesus as the Messiah
Believers faced death, prison, torture, exile
Acts 8:1-3; 9:1-9
James
Herod Agrippa I
To please the Jewish leaders
James was executed
Acts 12:1-2
Peter
Herod Agrippa I
To please the Jewish leaders
Peter was thrown into prison
Acts 12:3-17
Paul
Jews, city officials
Paul preached about Jesus and confronted those who made money by manipulating others
Paul was stoned; thrown into prison
Acts 14:19; 16:16-24
Timothy
Unknown
Unknown
Timothy was thrown into prison
Hebrews 13:23
John
Probably the Romans
John told others about Jesus
John was sent into exile on a remote island
Revelation 1:9
Micaiah, like thousands of believers before and after him, was persecuted for his faith. The chart shows that persecution comes from a variety of people and is given in a variety of way,. Sometimes God protects us from it; sometimes he doesn’t. but as long as we remain faithful to God alone, we must expect persecution (see also Luke 6:22; 2 Corinthians 6:4-10; 2 Timothy 2:9-12; Revelation 2:10). God also seems to have a special reward for those who endure such persecution (Revelation 6:9-11; 20:4).