Thematic Bible: Persecution of


Thematic Bible



And taking him by the right hand, he lifted him up. And immediately his feet and ankle-bones received strength.

And also a multitude came from the cities around Jerusalem, bringing sick ones, and those being tormented by unclean spirits, who were all healed.

And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus the Christ heals you; rise up and spread for yourself! And he arose immediately.

said with a loud voice, Stand up on your feet! And he leaped and walked.

And she did this many days. But being distressed, and turning to the demonic spirit, Paul said, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her! And it came out in that hour.

so that even handkerchiefs or aprons from his skin being brought onto the sick, the diseases were released, and the evil spirits went out of them.

And it happened the father of Publius was lying down, suffering fevers and dysentery; to whom Paul entered in, and praying and laying on his hands, he healed him.


And humiliating Him with his guardsmen, and mocking Him by putting luxurious clothing around Him, Herod sent Him again to Pilate.

And therefore the Jews persecuted Jesus and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the sabbath day.

And they rose up and thrust Him outside the city, and led Him up to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, in order to throw Him down.

After these things Jesus walked in Galilee, for He did not desire to walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill Him.

I know that you are Abraham's seed, but you seek to kill Me because My Word has no place in you.

Then they again sought to seize Him, but He went forth out of their hand.


But you, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands on you and shall bind you with them, and you shall not go out among them.


And finding a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy with his wife Priscilla (because Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome) Paul came to them.

At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drove the Jews from Elath. And the Syrians came to Elath and lived there until this day.

And the letters were sent by postal riders into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take what they owned for a prize.

They said in their hearts, Together let us rage against them; they have burned up all God's meeting-places in the land.

They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, so that the name Israel may be remembered no more.

Then at that time certain Chaldeans came near and accused the Jews.

And bringing them near to the judges, they said, These men, being Jews, are exceedingly troubling our city.