TOPICAL BIBLE
Persecution
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Acts 4:19But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken unto you rather than unto God, judge ye:Acts 4:20for we cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard.Acts 4:27for of a truth in this city against thy holy Servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, were gathered together,Acts 5:18and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public ward.Acts 5:19But an angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them out, and said,Acts 5:20Go ye, and stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this Life.Acts 5:21And when they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison-house to have them brought.Acts 5:22But the officers that came found them not in the prison; and they returned, and told,Acts 5:23saying, The prison-house we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing at the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.Acts 5:24Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were much perplexed concerning them whereunto this would grow.Acts 5:25And there came one and told them, Behold, the men whom ye put in the prison are in the temple standing and teaching the people.Acts 5:26Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them, but without violence; for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.Acts 5:27And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,Acts 5:28saying, We strictly charged you not to teach in this name: and behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.Acts 5:29But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.Acts 5:30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew, hanging him on a tree.Acts 5:31Him did God exalt with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.Acts 5:32And we are witnesses of these things; and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God hath given to them that obey him.Acts 5:33But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and minded to slay them.Acts 5:34But there stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in honor of all the people, and commanded to put the men forth a little while.Acts 5:35And he said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves as touching these men, what ye are about to do.Acts 5:36For before these days rose up Theudas, giving himself out to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed, and came to nought.Acts 5:37After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the enrolment, and drew away some of the people after him: he also perished; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad.Acts 5:38And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will be overthrown:Acts 5:39but if it is of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest haply ye be found even to be fighting against God.Acts 5:40And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles unto them, they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.Acts 5:41They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the Name.Acts 5:42And every day, in the temple and at home, they ceased not to teach and to preach Jesus as the Christ.Acts 6:9But there arose certain of them that were of the synagogue called the synagogue of the Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.Acts 6:10And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spake.Acts 6:11Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.Acts 6:12And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and seized him, and brought him into the council,Acts 6:13and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against this holy place, and the law:Acts 6:14for we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered unto us.Acts 6:15And all that sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.Acts 7:52Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? and they killed them that showed before of the coming of the Righteous One; of whom ye have now become betrayers and murderers;Acts 8:1And Saul was consenting unto his death.And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles.Acts 8:4They therefore that were scattered abroad, went about preaching the word.Acts 9:1But Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,Acts 9:2and asked of him letters to Damascus unto the synagogues, that if he found any that were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.Acts 9:3And as he journeyed, it came to pass that he drew nigh unto Damascus: and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven:Acts 9:4and he fell upon the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?Acts 9:5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:Acts 9:6but rise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.Acts 9:7And the men that journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing the voice, but beholding no man.Acts 9:8And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw nothing; and they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.Acts 9:9And he was three days without sight, and did neither eat nor drink.Acts 9:10Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and the Lord said unto him in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.Acts 9:11And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus: for behold, he prayeth;Acts 9:12and he hath seen a man named Ananias coming in, and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight.Acts 9:13But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many of this man, how much evil he did to thy saints at Jerusalem:Acts 9:14and here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call upon thy name.Acts 11:19They therefore that were scattered abroad upon the tribulation that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none save only to Jews.Acts 11:20But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus.Acts 11:21And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number that believed turned unto the Lord.Acts 12:1Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.Acts 12:2And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.Acts 12:3And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. And those were the days of unleavened bread.Acts 12:4And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.Acts 12:5Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him.