persecute in English

verb
1
subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs.
his followers were persecuted by the authorities

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1. Why did the East German authorities persecute our family?

2. * See also Chasten, Chastening; Endure; Persecute, Persecution; Tempt, Temptation

3. Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute?

4. (b) What methods did Saul use to persecute David?

5. Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

6. The Vietnamese persecute both Northwestern and Central Highland ethnic minorities.

7. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

8. 8 They persecute those who do not conform to their ideas.

9. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you....

10. If they have persecuted me, they will persecute you also.”

11. They persecute those who do not conform to their ideas.

12. Persecute and destroy them anger from under the heavens of the Lord.

13. Hitler's undisguised effort to persecute the Jews met with world - wide condemnation.

14. No organization or individual shall suppress, retaliate against or persecute a complainant.

15. Attack me! Hurt me! Torture me! Humiliate me! Mistreat me! Persecute me!

16. Even loved ones in our own household may become resentful and persecute us.

17. All thy commandments are faithful : they persecute me wrongfully ; help thou me.

18. 19 Why does this inverted racialism not persecute Siamese kittens, I wonder?

19. So persecute them with thy tempest , and make them afraid with thy storm.

20. 14 Attack me! Hurt me! Torture me! Humiliate me! Mistreat me! Persecute me!

21. But religious authorities would not be the only ones to persecute the disciples.

22. If they turn their backs on us, mock us, even persecute us, we persevere.

23. Princes persecute me without cause, But my heart stands in awe of Your words.

24. How abominably unjust to persecute a man for such an airy trifle as that!

25. KJV Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LORD.

26. The two parties disprove the theory of the other, but unite in persecute the dissenter.

27. But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.

28. It is necessary that feudal patriarchy would oppress and persecute the spirit of innovation and advancement.

29. Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utteryou falselyw on my account.

30. 13 Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him ; for there is none to deliver him.

31. The two parties disprove the theory of the other,(Sentence dictionary) but unite in persecute the dissenter.

32. Human rights groups say Beijing is using terrorism as an excuse to persecute independence - leaning Muslim minorities.

33. These writers knew that unless they practised a form of self-censorship, the authorities would persecute them.

34. Since society does not generally punish people for their illnesses, it followed that society should not persecute gays.

35. We do not talk down to them or disdain them even if their religious leaders sometimes oppose and persecute us.

36. “This suggests the government is massively overusing the country’s repressive national security laws to criminalize peaceful expression and persecute critics.”

37. Taking advantage of the situation, the clergy led the authorities to believe that we were Communists and to persecute us viciously.

38. But I say to you, Love your enemies: do good to them that hate you: and pray for them that persecute and calumniate you.

39. Love your enemies, bless them that curse you , do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.

40. Mao laid heavy theoretical emphasis on class struggle, and in 1953 began various campaigns to persecute former landlords and merchants, including the execution of more powerful landlords.

41. Just like the religious leaders Clammered for the death of Jesus for speaking the truth.Religious leaders wanted Hitler to persecute the International bible students aka Jehovah’s WItnesses

42. This struggle can be seen absolutely everywhere, and the term itself, Condoning sin, is used every single time to rationalize Christians’ desire to judge, harass, persecute, and control other

43. “The Turkmen government controls all media, arbitrarily blocks access to information, and carries out surveillance on communications to identify and persecute critics,” said Wenzel Michalski, Germany director at Human Rights Watch.

44. The apostle explained that en route to Damascus to persecute followers of The Way, he had been blinded upon seeing the glorified Jesus Christ, but Ananias had restored his sight.

45. Cotter wrote in 1817: “Their [Christians’] endeavours to reform the lives of mankind by their preaching, so far from making the people feel grateful, would, in reality, cause them to hate and persecute the disciples for exposing their vices.”

46. 20 Yea, they did persecute them, and afflict them with all manner of words, and this because of their humility; because they were not proud in their own eyes, and because they did impart the word of God, one with another, without amoney and without price.

47. 20 Yea, they did persecute them, and afflict them with all manner of words, and this because of their humility; because they were not proud in their own eyes, and because they did impart the word of God, one with another, without a money and without price.

48. Bible Verses about Blessing - But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence… The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face… Worship the Lord your God, and his Blessing will be on your… Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one… Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse…

49. 13 And the hand of providence hath smiled upon you most pleasingly, that you have obtained many riches; and because some of you have obtained more abundantly than that of your brethren ye are alifted up in the pride of your hearts, and wear stiff necks and high heads because of the costliness of your apparel, and persecute your brethren because ye suppose that ye are better than they.