Thematic Bible: Of criminal courts
Thematic Bible
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"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.
I would even punish them frequently in every synagogue and try to make them blaspheme. Raging furiously against them, I would hunt them down even in distant cities.
Watch out for people who will hand you over to the local councils and whip you in their synagogues.
"I said, "Lord, they themselves know that in every synagogue I kept imprisoning and beating those who believe in you.