But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,
Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the ci
my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet
You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peopl
The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent th
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You—
bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,