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# persecute, persecution #
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## Definition: ##
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The terms "persecute" and "persecution" refer to continually treating a person or a certain group of people in a harsh way that causes harm to them.
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* Persecution can be against one person or many people and usually involves repeated, persistent attacks.
* The Israelites were persecuted by many different people groups Who attacked them, captured them, and stole things from them.
* People often persecute other people who have different religious beliefs or who are weaker.
* The Jewish religious leaders persecuted Jesus because they did not like what he was teaching.
* After Jesus went back to heaven, the Jewish religious leaders and the Roman government persecuted his followers.
* The term "persecute" could also be translated as "keep oppressing" or "treat harshly" or "continually mistreat."
* Ways to translate "persecution" could include, "harsh mistreatment" or "oppression" or "persistent hurtful treatment"
## Bible References: ##
* [Acts 07:51-53](en/tn/act/help/07/51)
* [Acts 13:50-52](en/tn/act/help/13/50)
* [Galatians 01:13-14](en/tn/gal/help/01/13)
* [John 05:16-18](en/tn/jhn/help/05/16)
* [Mark 10:29-31](en/tn/mrk/help/10/29)
* [Matthew 05:9-10](en/tn/mat/help/05/09)
* [Matthew 05:43-45](en/tn/mat/help/05/43)
* [Matthew 10:21-23](en/tn/mat/help/10/21)
* [Matthew 13:20-21](en/tn/mat/help/13/20)
* [Philippians 03:6-7](en/tn/php/help/03/06)
##Examples from the Bible stories: ##
* __[33:07](en/tn/obs/help/33/07)__ "The rocky ground is a person who hears God's word and accepts it with joy. But when he experiences hardship or __persecution__, he falls away."
* __[45:06](en/tn/obs/help/45/06)__ That day many people in Jerusalem started __persecuting__ the followers of Jesus, so the believers fled to other places.
* __[46:02](en/tn/obs/help/46/02)__ Saul heard someone say, "Saul! Saul! Why do you __persecute__ me?" Saul asked, "Who are you, Master?" Jesus replied to him, "I am Jesus. You are __persecuting__ me!"
* __[46:04](en/tn/obs/help/46/04)__ But Ananias said, "Master, I have heard how this man has __persecuted__ the believers."
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