Acts 9:16

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Acts 9:16

For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.

I will

General references

Ezekiel 3:25

Bible References

I will

And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,

He came to us, took Paul's belt, and tied his own feet and hands with it. Then he said, "The Holy Spirit says, "This is how the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem will tie up the man who owns this belt. Then they will hand him over to the gentiles.'"

"How terrible it will be for you, destroyer, you who have not been destroyed yourself! And how terrible it will be for you, traitor, one whom people have not betrayed! When you have sunk so low in destroying others, you will be destroyed; and when you have finished betraying, they will betray you."

"Brother will hand brother over for execution, and a father his child. Children will rebel against parents and have them put to death.

Remember what I told you: "A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.

"I have told you this to keep you from falling away.

For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display in last place, like men condemned to death. We have become a spectacle for the world, for angels, and for people to stare at.

Are they the Messiah's servants? I am insane to talk like this, but I am a far better one! I have been involved in far greater efforts, far more imprisonments, countless beatings, and have faced death more than once.

That is why I suffer as I do. However, I am not ashamed, for I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I'm convinced that he is able to protect what he has entrusted to me until the day that he comes.

Because of it I am experiencing trouble, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. However, God's word is not chained.

and how I was persecuted and suffered in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.

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Now pay attention! They're going to bind you with ropes, tying you up right in their midst, so you won't be able to circulate freely among them.