Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:

Persecuted us

Bible References

Killed

Matthew 5:12
Rejoice and be glad because your reward is great in heaven, for they persecuted the prophets before you in the same way.
Matthew 21:35
But the tenants seized his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
Matthew 23:31
By saying this you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets.
Matthew 27:25
In reply all the people said, "Let his blood be on us and on our children!"
Luke 11:48
So you testify that you approve of the deeds of your ancestors, because they killed the prophets and you build their tombs!
Luke 13:33
Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the next day, because it is impossible that a prophet should be killed outside Jerusalem.'
Acts 2:23
this man, who was handed over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executed by nailing him to a cross at the hands of Gentiles.
Acts 3:15
You killed the Originator of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this fact we are witnesses!
Acts 4:10
let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, this man stands before you healthy.
Acts 5:30
The God of our forefathers raised up Jesus, whom you seized and killed by hanging him on a tree.
Acts 7:52
Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They killed those who foretold long ago the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become!

Persecuted us

Amos 7:12
Amaziah then said to Amos, "Leave, you visionary! Run away to the land of Judah! Earn your living and prophesy there!
Acts 22:18
and saw the Lord saying to me, 'Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'

Please

Acts 12:3
When he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too. (This took place during the feast of Unleavened Bread.)
1 Corinthians 10:5
But God was not pleased with most of them, for they were cut down in the wilderness.

Contrary

Esther 3:8
Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, "There is a particular people that is dispersed and spread among the inhabitants throughout all the provinces of your kingdom whose laws differ from those of all other peoples. Furthermore, they do not observe the king's laws. It is not appropriate for the king to provide a haven for them.
Luke 11:52
Woe to you experts in religious law! You have taken away the key to knowledge! You did not go in yourselves, and you hindered those who were going in."

General references

Proverbs 25:26
Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.
Jeremiah 51:24
"But I will repay Babylon and all who live in Babylonia for all the wicked things they did in Zion right before the eyes of you Judeans," says the Lord.
Ezekiel 11:8
You fear the sword, so the sword I will bring against you,' declares the sovereign Lord.
Matthew 21:35
But the tenants seized his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
Luke 3:20
Herod added this to them all: He locked up John in prison.
Luke 19:27
But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king, bring them here and slaughter them in front of me!'"
John 16:9
concerning sin, because they do not believe in me;
Acts 14:2
But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

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