Luke 21:12
"But before all these things take place, people will arrest you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake.
Acts 8:3
But Saul kept trying to destroy the church. Going into one house after another, he began dragging off men and women and throwing them in prison.
Matthew 10:16-25
"Pay attention, now! I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as cunning as serpents and as innocent as doves.
Matthew 22:6
The rest grabbed the king's servants, treated them brutally, and then killed them.
Matthew 23:34-36
"That is why I am sending you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will whip in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
Matthew 24:9-10
"Then they'll hand you over to suffer and will kill you, and you'll be hated by all the nations because of my name.
Mark 13:9-13
"As for yourselves, be on your guard! People will hand you over to local councils, and you will be beaten in their synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings to testify to them because of me.
Luke 11:49-51
That is why the Wisdom of God said, "I will send them prophets and apostles. They will kill some of them and persecute others,'
John 15:20
Remember what I told you: "A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.
John 16:2-3
You'll be thrown out of the synagogues. Yes, a time is coming when the one who kills you will think he's serving God.
Acts 4:3-7
So they arrested them and placed them in custody until the next day, since it was already evening.
Acts 5:17-19
Then the high priest and all those from the sect of the Sadducees who were with him were filled with jealousy. So they went out,
Acts 5:40
So they were convinced by him. After calling in the apostles and beating them, they again ordered them to stop speaking in the name of Jesus and let them go.
Acts 6:12-15
They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. Then they rushed at Stephen, grabbed him, and brought him before the Council.
Acts 7:57-60
But they shouted out loud, stopped listening, and together they all rushed at him,
Acts 9:4
He dropped to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul! Why are you persecuting me?"
Acts 12:1-4
About that time, Herod arrested some people who belonged to the church and mistreated them.
Acts 16:22-26
The crowd joined in the attack against them. Then the magistrates had Paul and Silas stripped of their clothes and ordered them beaten with rods.
Acts 21:30-31
The whole city was in chaos. The people rushed together, grabbed Paul, dragged him out of the Temple, and at once the doors were sealed shut.
Acts 22:30
The next day, since the tribune wanted to find out exactly what Paul was being accused of by the Jews, he released him and ordered the high priests and the entire Council to meet. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.
Acts 24:1-9
Five days later, the high priest Ananias arrived with certain elders and Tertullus, an attorney, and they summarized their case against Paul before the governor.
Acts 25:1-2
Three days after Festus had arrived in the province, he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
Acts 25:11-12
If I'm guilty and have done something that deserves death, I'm willing to die. But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can hand me over to them as a favor. I appeal to the emperor!"
Acts 25:22-25
Agrippa told Festus, "I would like to hear the man." "Tomorrow," he said, "you will hear him."
Acts 26:2-11
"I consider myself fortunate that it is before you, King Agrippa, that I can defend myself today against all the accusations of the Jewish leaders,
1 Thessalonians 2:15-16
who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, who have persecuted us, and who please neither God nor any group of people,
1 Peter 2:13
For the Lord's sake submit yourselves to every human authority: whether to the king as supreme,
1 Peter 4:12-14
Dear friends, do not be surprised by the fiery ordeal that is taking place among you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
Revelation 2:10
Don't be afraid of what you are going to suffer. Look! The Devil is going to throw some of you into prison so that you may be tested. For ten days you will undergo suffering. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the victor's crown of life.