And the passers-by kept jeering at him, wagging their heads and saying. "Ah! you who were to 'destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days,' save yourself!

They would blindfold him and ask him. "Prophesy! Tell who struck you!"

So he had been asking him many questions, but Jesus made no answers.

In reply the Jews said to him, "Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan, and you also have a demon?"

and entering the Praetorium again, he said to Jesus, "What is your origin?"

Now the portion of Scripture which he was reading was as follows. He was led a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before its shearer is dumb, So he opened not his mouth.

Compare yourselves with him who endured such hostility against himself at the hands of sinners, lest you grow weary, fainting in your souls.

Threatened

"And now Lord, listen to their threats, and grant to thy slaves to proclaim thy message with all boldness,

Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats of murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

And you masters, show the same spirit to your slaves, and stop threatening them; for you know that your masters and theirs is in heaven, and that there is no respect of persons with him.

Judgeth

inasmuch as he has fixed a day in which he will judge the world justly, by the Man whom he has ordained, and he has given proof of all this by raising him from the dead."

In your hardness and impenitence of heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath on the Day of Wrath, when the righteous judgment of God is revealed.

They are an evidence of the righteous judgment of God, who will count you worthy of his kingdom, in behalf of which you are even now suffering.

Henceforth there is laid up for me the garland of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that Day, and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.

And I saw heaven opened, and lo! a white horse; and he who sat upon him was named "Faithful and True"; and in righteousness does he judge and make war.

General references

"But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you.

"It is as you say," answered Jesus; but while he was being accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

Bless your persecutors, bless, and curse not.