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

And therefore the wisdom of God hath said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute:

Behold I send you forth as sheep into the midst of wolves: be ye therefore prudent as serpents, and innocent as doves.

and others seized his servants, and shamefully abused them, and slew them.

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

Then shall they afflict you, and kill you; and ye shall be hated by all nations for my name:

But look to yourselves; for they will deliver you up to councils, and synagogues: and ye shall be scourged, and set before governors and kings on my account, for a testimony against them.

Remember what I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you: if they have observed my word, they will also observe yours.

for they will excommunicate you: yea, the time is coming, that whosoever killeth you, will think that he offers an acceptable service to God.

And they laid hands on them, and put them into custody till the next day: for it was now evening.

Then the high priest rose up, and all that were with him, (being of the sect of the sadducees,) and were filled with rage:

And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes; and they came upon him, and forced him along with them, and brought him to the council:

Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,

But Saul made havock of the church, entring into the houses, and dragging out men and women, committed them to prison.

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

About that time Herod the king exerted his power to distress some of the church.

And the populace rose up together against them: and the officers stripped off their clothes, and ordered them to be scourged.

And the whole city was moved, and there was a concourse of the people: and they laid hold on Paul, and dragged him out of the temple; and immediately the gates were shut.

And on the morrow, desiring to know for certain what he was accused of by the Jews, he loosed him from his bonds, and ordered the chief priests and all their council to attend; and he brought down Paul, and set him before them:

And after five days, the high-priest Ananias came down with the elders, and one Tertulius an orator, who appeared before the governor against Paul.

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

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

who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; who are displeasing to God, and contrary to all men:

Beloved, be not surprised at the fiery trial coming upon you, which is to try you, as if some strange thing befel you:

Fear none of the things which thou wilt suffer: behold the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall suffer affliction ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

General references

And when they bring you before the synagogues, and magistrates, and powers, be not solicitous how or what defence to make, or what to say:

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

Then Agrippa said to Festus, I should be willing to hear the man myself. And he said, thou shalt hear him to-morrow.