Matthew 24:9
Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
Cross-reference
Matthew 10:17-22 describes the same persecution, being handed over, and hated by all nations — prefiguring this later warning.
Matthew 23:34 prophesies killing and flogging of prophets — directly echoing the persecution described here.
Matthew 5:11 pronounces blessing on those persecuted for Christ's sake — the same 'for My name's sake' motif.
Matthew 10:22 contains the identical promise: 'hated by all for My name's sake' — a parallel teaching.
Matthew 13:21 describes those who stumble when persecution arises — showing why some fall away in the tribulation.
Acts 5:41 shows the response: rejoicing to suffer shame for the name, directly tying to 'for My name’s sake'.
Acts 5:40 fulfills persecution: the apostles are beaten and commanded not to speak in Jesus’ name.
Acts 7:59 fulfills the killing: Stephen is stoned while calling on Jesus, a direct martyrdom for the name.
Acts 12:1 shows Herod persecuting the church – a direct fulfillment of Jesus' warning that disciples would be delivered up to tribulation.
Acts 12:2-5 records James killed and Peter imprisoned – specific fulfillments of Jesus' words that disciples would be killed and delivered up.
Acts 21:31 describes the mob seeking to kill Paul – an instance of believers being hated and delivered up as Jesus foretold.
Acts 22:19-22 shows the crowd crying out for Paul's death – a direct fulfillment of Jesus' prediction of hatred and killing.
Acts 28:22 reports that the Christian sect is spoken against everywhere – illustrating Jesus' prediction of being hated by all nations.
1 Thessalonians 2:14-16 describes churches suffering persecution from their own countrymen – an example of the tribulation Jesus predicted.
1 Peter 4:16 encourages those suffering as Christians – directly addressing the hatred for Christ's name that Jesus foretold.
Revelation 2:10 warns of impending imprisonment and tribulation for the Smyrna church – a specific instance of Jesus' prophecy.
Revelation 2:13 mentions Antipas killed for his faith – a fulfillment of Jesus' prophecy that disciples would be killed for His name.
Revelation 6:9-11 shows martyrs under the altar crying for justice, echoing the killing for faith in Matthew 24:9.
Acts 4:3 fulfills the prediction of being delivered up: Peter and John are seized and put in custody.
Luke 21:12 is the parallel passage: they will seize and persecute you, hand you over to synagogues and prisons.
John 16:2 adds that killers will think they are serving God, showing religious motivation behind the hatred.
Mark 13:9-13 is the synoptic parallel: being handed over to councils, beaten, and hated by all for Jesus' name.
John 15:20 connects this persecution to Jesus’ own experience: if they persecuted Him, they will persecute His followers.
Luke 21:16 parallels this prophecy, specifying betrayal by family and that some disciples will be put to death.
Luke 21:17 repeats the exact phrase 'hated by all for My name’s sake', directly echoing this prediction.
John 15:19 explains the cause of hatred: believers are chosen out of the world, so the world hates them.
Mark 13:13 is the parallel account — nearly identical wording about being hated for Christ's name.
1 John 3:13 directly states 'do not marvel if the world hates you' — the same hatred predicted here.
1 Thessalonians 3:3 reminds that afflictions are appointed for believers — directly echoing the tribulation and hatred here.
John 15:18 explains the world's hatred for Christ transfers to His followers — the same hatred Jesus warns disciples about here.
John 15:21 specifies persecution 'for My name's sake' because the world does not know God — directly echoing this verse.
Daniel 11:33 predicts wise believers falling by sword and flame — same end-time persecution and martyrdom theme.
Acts 16:19 shows Paul and Silas seized for preaching — a direct example of the persecution Jesus foretold.
Acts 12:4 recounts Peter's arrest by Herod — an example of disciples being delivered up as Jesus foretold.
Acts 9:16 reveals Paul's calling to suffer for Christ's name — the same fate Jesus warned about for His disciples.
Mark 4:17 describes those who fall away when persecution arises — the same tribulation Jesus warns disciples about here.
Revelation 7:14 identifies those who come out of the great tribulation, linking to the tribulation described here.
Hebrews 12:4 notes they have not yet resisted to bloodshed — contrasting with the martyrdom predicted here, urging endurance.
Acts 4:2 shows early fulfillment: the apostles are arrested for teaching the resurrection, triggering opposition.
Acts 5:33 shows the council plotting to kill the apostles — an early instance of the deliverance to tribulation Jesus predicted.