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persecuted

Meaning of “persecuted”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of persecute, meaning to pursue, harass, or oppress.

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20 occurrences20 verses12 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Deuteronomy 30:7

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John 15:20
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Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 15:20 · retained source text

Remember the word that I said vnto you, The seruant is not greater then the Lord: if they haue persecuted me, they will also persecute you: if they haue kept my saying, they will keepe yours also.

1611 marginal noteChap. 13.16. mat. 10.24.

Complete reference index — all 20 verses
Deuteronomy 30:7Psalms 109:16Psalms 119:161Psalms 143:3Isaiah 14:6Lamentations 3:43Matthew 5:10Matthew 5:12John 15:20Acts 7:52Acts 22:4Acts 26:111 Corinthians 4:121 Corinthians 15:92 Corinthians 4:9Galatians 1:13Galatians 1:23Galatians 4:291 Thessalonians 2:15Revelation 12:13

Where “persecuted” appears

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Deuteronomy1 occurrence
1 versePsalms3 occurrences
3 versesIsaiah1 occurrence
1 verseLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew2 occurrences
2 versesJohn1 occurrence
1 verseActs3 occurrences
3 verses1 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 verses2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseGalatians3 occurrences
3 verses1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation1 occurrence
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