Thematic Bible: Primarily an assembly of jews and God-fearers
Thematic Bible
Synagogue » Primarily an assembly of jews and God-fearers » Had powers » Of criminal courts
"Wherefore, Behold, I send unto you prophets, wise men, and scribes. And of them: some shall ye kill and crucify, and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;
"And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme: and was yet more mad upon them, and persecuted them even unto strange cities.
Beware of men: for they shall deliver you up to the councils, and shall scourge you in their synagogues;
And I said, 'Lord they know that I prisoned, and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee.
Synagogue » Primarily an assembly of jews and God-fearers » Had powers » Of religious courts
They answered, and said unto him, "Thou art altogether born in sin: and dost thou teach us?" And they cast him out.
They shall excommunicate you: yea the time shall come, that whosoever killeth you, will think that he doth God true service.
Such words spake his father, and mother, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had conspired already that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be excommunicated out of the Synagogue.
Nevertheless, among the chief rulers many believed on him: but because of the Pharisees they would not be a known of it, lest they should be excommunicated.
Synagogue » Primarily an assembly of jews and God-fearers
When the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and virtuous converts followed Paul and Barnabas, which spake to them and exhorted them to continue in the grace of God.
If there come into your company a man with a golden ring, and in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment,
Synagogue » Primarily an assembly of jews and God-fearers » Constitutes a court of justice
When they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto the rulers, and officers, take no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall speak.
and desired of him letters to Damascus, to the synagogues: that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.