James 2:6
But *you* have put dishonour upon the poor man. Yet is it not the rich who grind you down? Are not they the very people who drag you into the Law courts? --
1 Corinthians 11:22
Why, have you no homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you wish to show your contempt for the Church of God and make those who have no homes feel ashamed? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this matter I certainly do not praise you.
Acts 8:3
But Saul cruelly harassed the Church. He went into house after house, and, dragging off both men and women, threw them into prison.
Acts 17:6
But, failing to find them, they dragged Jason and some of the other brethren before the magistrates of the city, loudly accusing them. "These men," they said, "who have raised a tumult throughout the Empire, have come here also.
Acts 18:12
But when Gallio became Proconsul of Greece, the Jews with one accord made a dead set at Paul, and brought him before the court.
James 5:6
You have condemned--you have murdered-- the righteous man: he offers no resistance.
Acts 4:1-3
While they were saying this to the people, the Priests, the Commander of the Temple Guard, and the Sadducees came upon them,
Acts 4:26-28
The kings of the earth came near, and the rulers assembled together against the Lord and against His Anointed.'"
Acts 5:17-18
This roused the High Priest. He and all his party--the sect of the Sadducees--were filled with angry jealousy
Acts 5:26-27
Upon this the Commander went with the officers, and brought the Apostles; but without using violence; for they were afraid of being stoned by the people.
Acts 13:50
But the Jews influenced the gentlewomen of rank who worshipped with them, and also the leading men in the city, and stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of the district.
Acts 16:19-20
But when her owners saw that their hopes of gain were gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them off to the magistrates in the public square.
James 2:3
and you pay court to the one who wears the fine clothes, and say, "Sit here; this is a good place;" while to the poor man you say, "Stand there, or sit on the floor at my feet;"
James 5:4
I tell you that the pay of the labourers who have gathered in your crops--pay which you are keeping back--is calling out against you; and the outcries of those who have been your reapers have entered into the ears of the Lord of the armies of Heaven.
John 8:49
"I am not possessed by a demon," replied Jesus. "On the contrary I honour my Father, and you dishonour me.