persecution <MAT13 -21> Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or {persecution} ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

persecution <MAR4 -17> And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or {persecution} ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.

 
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