John 16:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

The time

General references

Luke 12:52

Bible References

The time

And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Then they will deliver you up to tribulation, and put you to death; and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.

When they heard this, they were furious and wanted to kill them.

They put forward false witnesses who said, "This man never stops speaking against this holy place, and the law;

and he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."

Saul was consenting to his death. And on that day a great persecution arose against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the region of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

"I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated under Gamaliel, strictly according to the law of our fathers, being zealous for God just as you all are today.

I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but it is not according to knowledge.

For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it;

as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.

General references

For from now on there will be five in one house divided: three against two, and two against three.