Matthew 10:22

Disciples will be universally hated because of Christ, yet those who persevere to the end will be saved. Endurance, not mere profession, marks genuine faith.

Cross-references · 27

• Matt 24:13But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
• Jas 1:12Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
• Rev 2:10Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
• Mark 13:13You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
• Matt 10:39Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
• 1 Jn 3:13So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.
• Matt 24:9Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
• Rom 2:7To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
• Heb 6:11We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
• John 17:14I have given them Your word and the world has hated them; for they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
• Gal 6:9Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
• Luke 6:22Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
• Jude 1:20–21But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
• John 15:18–21If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
• 2 Cor 4:11For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.
• Matt 5:11Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
• Rev 2:7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
• Rev 2:17He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.
• Isa 66:5–6You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”
• John 7:7The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
• Luke 8:15But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.
• Rev 3:21To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
• Dan 12:12–13Blessed is he who waits and reaches the end of the 1,335 days.
• Acts 9:16I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
• Rev 2:26And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.
• Heb 3:14We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
• Rev 2:3Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name.

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