Thematic Bible: Persecute the early Christians

and he spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus and disputed against the Greeks; but they went about to slay him,

Verse Concepts

evangelists, ministry ofGreeksHatredSuffering, Of BelieversDisputes

Persecution Of The Apostle PaulReasoned ArgumentAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleBoldness

Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians and Alexandrians and of those of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen. And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke. Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God. read more.
And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes and came upon him and caught him and brought him to the council and set up false witnesses, who said, This man does not cease to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the law, for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place and shall change the traditions which Moses delivered us.

Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.

Verse Concepts

Flogging

Beating Believers