Bible Verses About Overcoming Rejection

“Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.”

“Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.”

“Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.”

“Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!”

“For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.”

“Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked. “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?” And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.” And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.”

“See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.”

“Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

“The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”

“I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you.”

“The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.”

“When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.”

“For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.”

“He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.”

“He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.”

“So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”

“Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.”

“But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.”

“And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.”

“Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.”

“And I will make My dwelling place among you, and My soul will not despise you.”

“A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.”

“Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.”