Acts 12:1

Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to mistreat them.

Matthew 10:17-18

But beware of men, for they will hand you over to the courts and scourge you in their synagogues;

Matthew 24:9

“Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

Luke 22:53

While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not lay hands on Me; but this hour and the power of darkness are yours.”

John 15:20

Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also.

John 16:2

They will make you outcasts from the synagogue, but an hour is coming for everyone who kills you to think that he is offering service to God.

Acts 4:30

while You extend Your hand to heal, and signs and wonders take place through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”

Acts 9:31

So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace, being built up; and going on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it continued to increase.

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Acts 12:1

Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.

Stretched forth his hands

Acts 4:30

Acts 9:31

Luke 22:53

To vex

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