Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
Stretched forth his hands
Bible References
Stretched forth his hands
Acts 4:30
While thou stretchest out thy hand to heal, and causest signs and wonders to take place through the Name of thy holy Servant Jesus."
Acts 9:31
And so it came about that the Church, throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, enjoyed peace and became firmly established; and, ordering its life by reverence for the Lord and the help of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.
Luke 22:53
When I was with you day after day in the Temple Courts, you did not lay hands on me; but now your time has come, and the power of Darkness."
To vex
Matthew 10:17
Be on your guard against your fellow men, for they will betray you to courts of law, and scourge you in their Synagogues;
Matthew 24:9
When that time comes, they will give you up to persecution, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations on account of my Name.
John 15:20
Remember what I said to you--'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have laid my Message to heart, they will lay yours to heart also.
John 16:2
They will expel you from their Synagogues; indeed the time is coming when any one who kills you will think that he is making an offering to God.