persecute

They had long been looking for the Messiah; now He had come, and they could not turn from His presence to those who were hunting His life, and had persecuted them for becoming His followers.
On attendait depuis longtemps le Messie ; impossible, maintenant qu'Il était venu, de l'abandonner en faveur de ceux qui en voulaient à Sa vie et qui les avaient persécutés parce qu'ils l'avaient suivi.
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