Thematic Bible: Persecution of


Thematic Bible



And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up. And immediately his feet and anklebones received strength,

There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing with them sick folks and them which were vexed with unclean spirits. And they were healed every one.

Then said Peter unto him, "Aeneas, the Lord Jesus Christ make thee whole: Arise and make thy bed." And he arose immediately.

and said with a loud voice, "Stand upright on thy feet." And he started up, and walked.

And this did she many days. But Paul, not content, turned about and said to the spirit, "I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ that thou come out of her." And he came out the same hour.

So that from his body were brought unto the sick, napkins or partlets, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.

And it fortuned that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever, and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in and prayed, and laid his hands on him and healed him.


And Herod, with his men of war, despised him, and mocked him; And arrayed him in white, and sent him again to Pilate.

And therefore the Jews did persecute Jesus, and sought the means to slay him, because he had done these things on the Sabbath day.

and rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him even unto the edge of the hill, whereon their city was built, to cast him down headlong.

After that Jesus went about into Galilee, and would not go about in Jewry, for the Jews sought to kill him.

I know that ye are Abraham's seed: but ye seek means to kill me because my sayings have no place in you.

Again they went about to take him, but he escaped out of their hands,


Behold, O thou son of man, there shall chains be brought for thee, to bind thee withal, so that thou shalt not escape out of them.


and found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy with his wife Priscilla: because that the Emperor Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome. And he drew unto them.

At the same time Rezin king of Syria brought Elath again to Syria, and rid the Jews thence. And the Syrians went to Elath and dwelt therein unto this day.

And the writings were sent by posts into all the king's lands, to root out, to kill, and to destroy all Jews, both young and old, children and women in one day, - namely upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar - and to spoil their goods.

Yea, they say in their hearts, "Let us make havoc of them all together." Thus have they burnt up all the houses of God in the land.

"Come," say they, "let us root them out, that they be no more a people, and that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance."

Now were there certain men of the Chaldeans that went even then and accused the Jews,

and brought them to the officers, saying, "These men trouble our city, which are Jews