So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
But beware of men, for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a
For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death.
For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,
Jesus began by telling them, “See to it that no one deceives you.
Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They
Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to
And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God
Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more im
Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”
Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high prie
Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the
While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turm
You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death.
I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island o
All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for whi
Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,
About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.
Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecu
If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony
‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in
While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came
They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil
“See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your
I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits, yet you hold fast to My name. You did not deny your faith in Me,
Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others
If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.”
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and y
But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jeru
Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.
Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the go