Acts 9:5
Saul replied, "Who are you, sir?" And the voice said, "It is I, Jesus, whom you are persecuting,
Acts 12:1
Now about that time King Herod began a persecution of certain people in the [Jerusalem] church. [Note: This man was the grandson of Herod the Great. See Matt. 2:1].
Acts 12:23
Suddenly, an angel from God struck him [with a terrible condition] because he refused to honor God [by what he said in his speech], so he was consumed by worms and died.
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Summary
For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
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He stretcheth
Acts 9:5
Saul replied, "Who are you, sir?" And the voice said, "It is I, Jesus, whom you are persecuting,
Acts 12:1
Now about that time King Herod began a persecution of certain people in the [Jerusalem] church. [Note: This man was the grandson of Herod the Great. See Matt. 2:1].
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John 12:10
But the leading priests made plans to kill Lazarus also,