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

"Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but fear rather him who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

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

When they heard this they were infuriated, and were minded to kill the apostles;

They also set up false witnesses who testified. "This fellow is continually talking against the Holy Place and against the law.

"Look, I see heaven open," he said, "And the Son of man standing at the right hand of God."

With these words he fell asleep. And Saul fully approved of his murder. On this very day there broke out a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostle were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats of murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

"I am a Jew," he said, "born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the strict manner of the Law of our forefathers, ardent for God, even as you all are this day.

"I indeed once thought with myself that I ought to do many things against the name of Jesus, the Nazarene.

For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, only it is a zeal without knowledge.

For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how furiously I used to persecute the church of God, and how I kept seeking to root it out;

as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to the righteousness which comes through law, blameless.

General references

"From this time there will be five in one house divided, three against two and two against three;