14 Bible Verses about Persecution Of The Apostle Paul

he conversed and reasoned with the Hellenists; but they under took to kill him.

But the Jews in cited the devout and influential women, and the first men of the city, and raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their borders.

But when there was a violent purpose on the part of the Gentiles and of the Jews, with their rulers, to outrage and to stone them,

Then came thither, from Antioch and Iconium, Jews, who persuaded the multitudes; and having stoned Paul, they dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.

And the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates stripped off their clothes, and gave command to beat them with rods.

But while Gallic was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews, with one mind, suddenly came upon Paul, and brought him to the judgment-seat,

For the greater part of the people followed, crying out: Away with him!

And they heard him to this word, and lifted up their voice, saying: Away with such a man from the earth! for it is not fit that he should live.

And when there arose a great dissension, the officer, fearing that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the fortress.

and labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure;

persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

From the Jews, five times I received forty stripes, save one;

in which I suffer evil, as an evil-doer, even to bonds: but the word of God is not bound.

my persecutions, my sufferings which came upon me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; you well know what persecutions I endured: and yet out of them all, the Lord delivered me.