11 Bible Verses about Intolerance

"Master," said John, "we saw a man who was casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he was not following us."

With a loud outcry they stopped their ears, and rushed upon Stephen in a body, dragged him outside the city, and stoned him, the witnesses throwing off their outer garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. So they stoned Stephen while he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."

With these words he fell asleep. And Saul fully approved of his murder. On this very day there broke out a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostle were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. Devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentations over him. But Saul was laying waste the church. He was wont to enter into every house, and to drag off men and women, and to commit them to prison.

But the Jews urged on the devout women of high rank, and the leading citizens, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of the district,

But the Jews, moved with jealousy, called to their aid certain ill-favored and idle fellows, formed a mob, and began to set the town in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.

"This fellow," they said, "is persuading men to offer unlawful worship to God."

Then young children were brought to him, that he might lay his hands on them and pray. His disciples interfered, but Jesus said to them. "Let the little children come to me, and forbid them not; for it is to the childlike that the kingdom of heaven belongs."

Ever reject these profane and old womanish myths; and continually train yourself for the contest of godliness.

but avoid profane babble; for people will go farther and farther in impiety,

For although they keep up the outward form of religion, they deny its power.