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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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