15 Bible Verses about Killing Disciples

When he broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who have been slaughtered on account of God's message and for adhering to the testimony.

Everyone was astonished, and said, "Is not he the man who made such havoc of the people in Jerusalem who call upon that name, and who came here especially for the purpose of arresting such persons and taking them before the high priests?"

and when the blood of your witness Stephen was being shed, I stood by and approved it, and took charge of the clothes of the men who killed him.'

That was what I did at Jerusalem when on the authority of the high priests I put many of God's people in prison. When they were put to death, I cast my vote against them,

But the tenants took his slaves and beat one and killed another and stoned a third.

And he sent another; and him they killed; and so with many others, some they beat and some they killed.

Then each of them was given a white robe and they were told to be quiet a little while longer, until the number of their fellow-slaves and their brothers, who were to be killed as they had been, should be complete.

for they shed the blood of your people and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink, as they deserve."

And he sent and had John beheaded in the prison.

and he immediately sent one of his guard with orders to get John's head.

But Herod said, "John I have beheaded, but who can this be about whom I hear such reports?" And he endeavored to see him.

and dragged him out of the city and stoned him, the witnesses throwing down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul. As they stoned Stephen, he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!" Then falling on his knees, he cried out, "Lord, do not lay this sin up against them!" With these words he fell asleep.

I persecuted this Way even to the death, and bound both men and women and put them in prison,

He had John's brother, James, beheaded,

He said this to show the kind of death by which Peter was to honor God; and after he had said it he said to Peter, "Follow me!"