Matthew 5:10-12
Persecuted Because of His Name
10 "Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 "Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. 12 "Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Those who follow Jesus, and try to His teachings will be treated differently by people...His early followers were persecuted and many of His Original Twelve Disciples were persecuted to death, because they believed in Him and followed Him...
It seems that two thousand years later this still happens in some places of the world...And maybe those who follow Him very, very closely are looked at a little differently than others who do not believe in Him...He still seems to have controversy around Him...