Thematic Bible: Persecution of


Thematic Bible



And taking hold of him by the right hand, he raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong.

And the people of the towns around Jerusalem also came together, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, who were all being healed.

And Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and make your bed yourself!" And immediately he got up.

said with a loud voice, "Stand upright on your feet!" And he leaped up and began walking.

And she was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed and turning around, said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!" And it came out {immediately}.

so that even handkerchiefs or work aprons {that had touched his skin} were carried away to those who were sick, and [their] diseases left them and the evil spirits came out [of them].

And it happened that the father of Publius was lying down, afflicted with fever and dysentery. Paul went to {him} and [after] praying, he placed [his] hands on him [and] healed him.


And Herod with his soldiers also treated him with contempt, and [after] mocking [him] [and] dressing [him] [in] glistening clothing, he sent him back to Pilate.

And on account of this the Jews began to persecute Jesus, because he was doing these [things] on the Sabbath.

And they stood up [and] forced him out of the town and brought him up to the edge of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.

And after these [things] Jesus was going about in Galilee. For he did not want to go about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him.

I know that you are descendants of Abraham. But you are seeking to kill me, because my word makes no progress among you.

So they were seeking again to seize him, and he departed out of their hand.


and you, son of man, look, they will place cords on you, and they will tie you up with them. Then you will not go out into the midst of them.


And he found a certain Jew {named} Aquila, {a native} of Pontus who had arrived recently from Italy {along with} Priscilla his wife, because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to depart from Rome, [and] he went to them.

At that time, Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram and drove out the Judeans from Elath. The Arameans came to Elath and have lived there until this day.

Letters [were] sent by couriers to all the provinces of the king to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all the Jews, {both young and old}, women and children, on one day, the thirteenth day of the month, that [is] Adar, and to plunder their goods.

They have said in their heart, "We will completely oppress them." They burned all the meeting places of God in the land.

They say, "Come, let us annihilate them from [being] a nation, so that the name of Israel will be remembered no more."

{Therefore} {at this time} [some] {astrologers} came forward and {they denounced the Jews}.

And [when they] had brought them to the chief magistrates, they said, "These men are throwing our city into confusion, being Jews,