As a result of holding to this Christian position, thousands of Witnesses, young and old, male and female, have been persecuted.
وَقَدْ كَانَ مَوْقِفُهُمْ هٰذَا نَابِعًا مِنْ مِثَالِ وَتَعَالِيمِ يَسُوعَ ٱلَّذِي قَالَ :‏ « بِهٰذَا يَعْرِفُ ٱلْجَمِيعُ أَنَّكُمْ تَلَامِيذِي ،‏ إِنْ كَانَ لَكُمْ مَحَبَّةٌ بَعْضًا لِبَعْضٍ » .‏