1 Thessalonians 2:14
for you have started, my brothers, to copy the churches of God in Christ Jesus throughout Judaea; you have suffered from your compatriots just as they have suffered from the Jews,
Galatians 1:22
Personally I was quite unknown to the Christian churches of Judaea;
1 Thessalonians 1:6
and you started to copy us and the Lord, welcoming the word, though it brought you heavy trouble, with a joy inspired by the holy Spirit.
1 Thessalonians 3:4
for we told you beforehand, when we were with you, that "we Christians are to have trouble" ??and, as you know, it has been so.)
2 Thessalonians 1:4
So much so, that throughout the churches of God we are proud of you, proud of the stedfastness and faith you display through all the persecutions and the troubles in which you are involved.
Hebrews 10:33-34
partly by being held up yourselves to obloquy and anguish, partly by making common cause with those who fared in this way;
Acts 8:1
(Saul quite approved of his murder.) That day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and everyone, with the exception of the apostles, was scattered over Judaea and Samaria.
Acts 8:3
but Saul made havoc of the church by entering one house after another, dragging off men and women, and consigning them to prison.
Acts 9:1
Meanwhile Saul still breathed threats of murder against the disciples of the Lord. He went to the high priest
Acts 9:13
"But, Lord," Ananias answered, "many people have told me about all the mischief this man has done to thy saints at Jerusalem!
Acts 9:31
Now, all over Judaea, Galilee, and Samaria, the church enjoyed peace; it was consolidated, inspired by reverence for the Lord and by its invocation of the holy Spirit, and so increased in numbers.
Acts 11:19
Now those who had been scattered by the trouble which arose over Stephen made their way as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, but they preached the word to none except Jews.
Acts 12:1-3
It was about that time that king Herod laid hands of violence on some members of the church.
Acts 17:1-8
Travelling on through Amphipolis and Apollonia they reached Thessalonica. Here there was a Jewish synagogue,
Acts 17:13
But when the Jews of Thessalonica heard that Paul was proclaiming the word of God at Beroea as well, they came to create a disturbance and a riot among the crowds at Beroea too.
1 Corinthians 7:17
Only, everyone must lead the lot assigned him by the Lord; he must go on living the life in which God's call came to him. (Such is the rule I lay down for all the churches).
2 Corinthians 8:1-2
Now, brothers, I have to tell you about the grace God has given to the churches of Macedonia.
1 Thessalonians 1:1
Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: grace and peace to you.
2 Thessalonians 1:1
PAUL and Silvanus and Timotheus, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
Hebrews 5:7-8
In the days of his flesh, with bitter cries and tears, he offered prayers and supplications to Him who was able to save him from death; and he was heard, because of his godly fear.