Matthew 10:34-39
34Think not that I came to send peace on the earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. 35For I came to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law: 36and a man’s foes shall be they of his own household. 37He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38And he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me. 39He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
Scripture Testimony Index stories for this passage
A protestant believer originally from Russia shared with Dr. Baedeker the great persecution his family had to endure because of their faith in Jesus, not from the government or State church but from a merciless mob led by neighbors and even more sadly, an enemy within; his very own brother.
Plunged into a baptism of suffering, even family members turn against one another. But even so, the Chinese church grows silently in the face of persecution.
Each time Jun Jun attended a gospel meeting and his father found out, he received a beating and had his Bible burnt. But even these beatings weren't enough to deter the youth who told his teacher, "Jesus did not quit when it was tough. He endured more for me than I can ever endure for him."