Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.
Bible References
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Acts 16:20
Bringing them before the praetors they declared, "These fellows are Jews who are making an agitation in our town;
Acts 17:6
but as they failed to find Paul and Silas they haled Jason and some of the brothers before the politarchs, yelling, "These upsetters of the whole world have come here too!
Acts 24:5
The fact is, we have found this man is a perfect pest; he stirs up sedition among the Jews all over the world and he is a ringleader of the Nazarene sect.
Luke 2:34
but Symeon blessed them, and to his mother Mary he said, "This child is destined for the downfall as well as for the rise of many a one in Israel; destined to be a Sign for man's attack ??35 to bring out the secret aims of many a heart. And your own soul will be pierced by a spear."
1 Peter 2:12
Conduct yourselves properly before pagans; so that for all their slander of you as bad characters, they may come to glorify God when you are put upon your trial, by what they see of your good deeds.
1 Peter 3:16
see that you have a clean conscience, so that, for all their slander of you, these libellers of your good Christian behaviour may be ashamed.
1 Peter 4:14
If you are denounced for the sake of Christ, you are blessed; for then the Spirit of glory and power, the Spirit of God himself, is resting on you.