John 16:2

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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

Bible References

The time

They say, 'Keep to yourself! Don't get near me, for I am holier than you!' These people are like smoke in my nostrils, like a fire that keeps burning all day long.

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

"Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations because of my name.

Now when they heard this, they became furious and wanted to execute them.

They brought forward false witnesses who said, "This man does not stop saying things against this holy place and the law.

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

And Saul agreed completely with killing. Now on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were forced to scatter throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.

Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats to murder the Lord's disciples, went to the high priest

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

Of course, I myself was convinced that it was necessary to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.

For I can testify that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not in line with the truth.

For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I was savagely persecuting the church of God and trying to destroy it.

In my zeal for God I persecuted the church. According to the righteousness stipulated in the law I was blameless.

General references

"When a man or a woman has an infection on the head or in the beard,

Micah said, "Now I know God will make me rich, because I have this Levite as my priest."

Will you speak wickedly on God's behalf? Will you speak deceitfully for him?

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