Luke 21:12

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Summary

But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.

Before

General references

Luke 12:11

Acts 5:18

Acts 25:22

Bible References

Before

Therefore the wisdom of God also said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute;

Lo! I send you forth as sheep into the midst of wolves. Be therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

And the rest seized his servants, and illtreated and slew them.

Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;

Then will they deliver you up to distress, and will kill you; and ye will be hated by all nations on account of my name.

But do ye take heed to yourselves; they will deliver you up to councils, and ye will be taken into synagogues and beaten; and ye will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.

Remember what I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my words, they will keep yours also.

They will put you out of the synagogues; yea, the hour is coming when every one that killeth you will think that he is offering sacrifice to God.

And they laid hands upon them, and put them in prison until the next day; for it was now evening.

But the highpriest and all that were with him, which is the sect of the Sadducees, rose up and were filled with indignation,

And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and seized him, and brought him to the council,

And they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord;

But Saul ravaged the church, entering house after house, and dragging both men and women, committed them to prison.

and he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

Now about that time, Herod the king laid his hands upon certain of the church, to oppress them.

And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates, tearing off their clothes, commanded to beat them with rods;

And the whole city was in motion, and the people ran together; and they laid hold of Paul and dragged him out of the temple; and forthwith the doors were shut.

On the morrow, wishing to have certain knowledge why he was accused by the Jews, he released him, and ordered the chief priests and all the council to assemble; and bringing Paul down, he set him before them.

And after five days Ananias, the highpriest, came down with the elders and a certain orator named Tertullus; and they brought a complaint before the governor against Paul.

Festus therefore having come into the province, after three days went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

I think myself happy, king Agrippa, that I am to make my defence this day before thee concerning all things of which I am accused by the Jews;

who both killed the Lord Jesus, and the prophets, and drove us out, and please not God, and set themselves against all men,

Beloved, be not surprised at the fiery trial which is taking place among you to prove you, as though a strange thing were befalling you;

Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer. Behold, now, the Devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye will have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.

General references

And when they bring you to the synagogues and the magistrates and the authorities, be not anxious as to how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say;

and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in the public prison.

Then Agrippa said to Festus, I should like to hear the man myself. Tomorrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.