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there  have  been  many  who  have  been



             persecuted over the years for Christ's sake,



             not just in the first century.  But we've got a



             record in the book of Acts that persecution



             did take place in the first century.




                    In John 15, verse 20, Jesus said, “Remember



             the word that I said unto you, The servant is



             not  greater than  his lord.” You'll find that



             statement  again  in  chapter  13,  verse  16,



             where  Jesus  washes  the  disciples’  feet.



             You'll  also  find  this  statement  in  other



             places. In other words, Jesus is saying they



             will  do  the  same  thing  to  the  servants  as



             they did to the master.  He's saying expect



             the same thing.                        And Jesus also says in the



             latter part of verse 20, “if they have kept my






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