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

But Peter and John, answering them, said, If it be right in the sight of God to obey you rather than God, be yourselves the judges.

And to him they assented: and calling in the apostles, after scourging them, they commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and dismissed them.

But though we had suffered before, and were infamously treated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to preach unto you the gospel of God amidst a great conflict.

For God hath not given us a spirit of fear; but of courage, and of love, and of sobriety.

So that we may with confidence say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

Fear nothing from the things which thou shalt suffer: lo! the devil will cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have a ten day's tribulation: be thou faithful until death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

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which is a manifest proof of the righteous judgment of God, that ye should be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:

Beloved, be not amazed at the fiery trial among you which is to bring you to the test, as though something strange happened to you;

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and all flesh shall see the salvation of God."

Be it known therefore unto you, that to the Gentiles is the salvation of God sent, and they will hear.

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And it shall afford you an opportunity to bear your testimony.