I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I do not even judge myself… It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait till the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is...
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If you are to be taken captive, into captivity you go; if you kill with the sword, with the sword you must be killed. Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints. Revelation 13:10 (NRSV) Francis, Abdel-Mohti and Raphael Massabki...
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Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay. You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with...
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The fear of others lays a snare, but one who trusts in the LORD is secure. Proverbs 29:25 (NRSV) Kilian (c. 689) Challenged the Powerful Celtic Christian Kilian left Ireland with eleven others to spread the Gospel in Europe. They made their way...
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Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it. Matthew 10:38-39 Aron and Companions (1994) Crucified Three Christians were...
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By their fruit you will recognise them. Do people pick grapes from thorn-bushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. Matthew 7:16-17 Michael Zhizhilenko (1931) Willing Servant While...
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Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty...
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Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even
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The Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgement. 2 Peter 2:9 (NRSV) Christian Farmer (2002) Unremembered Martyr A Christian farmer, who had recently returned to his home...
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We who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body. 2 Corinthians 4:11 Tateos Michelian (1994) Prophesied Martyrdom In his final sermon, delivered three days before he...
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