Early in his ministry, Jesus told his listeners in his Sermon on the Mount: Happy are those who have been persecuted for righteousness sake, since the kingdom of the heavens belongs to them.
( পাঁচনিৰ কৰ্ম্ম ৬ :⁠ ৮, ১০) তেওঁৰ শত্ৰুবিলাকে চকু চৰহা হৈ তেওঁক মহাসভালৈ টানি নিলে, য’ত তেওঁ মিছা অভিযোগকাৰীৰ সম্মুখত দৃঢ় হৈ সাক্ষী দিছিল ।