14 Bible Verses about Persecution Of The Apostle Paul

He was speaking and debating with the Greek-speaking Jews, but they were trying to kill him.

But the Jews incited the God-fearing women of high social standing and the prominent men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their region.

When both the Gentiles and the Jews (together with their rulers) made an attempt to mistreat them and stone them,

But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and after winning the crowds over, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, presuming him to be dead.

The crowd joined the attack against them, and the magistrates tore the clothes off Paul and Silas and ordered them to be beaten with rods.

Now while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews attacked Paul together and brought him before the judgment seat,

for a crowd of people followed them, screaming, "Away with him!"

The crowd was listening to him until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, "Away with this man from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live!"

When the argument became so great the commanding officer feared that they would tear Paul to pieces, he ordered the detachment to go down, take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.

We do hard work, toiling with our own hands. When we are verbally abused, we respond with a blessing, when persecuted, we endure,

we are persecuted, but not abandoned; we are knocked down, but not destroyed,

Five times I received from the Jews forty lashes less one.

for which I suffer hardship to the point of imprisonment as a criminal, but God's message is not imprisoned!

as well as the persecutions and sufferings that happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, and in Lystra. I endured these persecutions and the Lord delivered me from them all.