Mat 10:16-17, Luk 22:52, 54, Act 5:18, 6:12, 8:3, 9:2, 12:1-3, 16:19-24 | ESV | STEP | Behold , I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves , so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves .

Matthew 10:16-17

Persecution Will Come

16 ^a“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be ^bwise as serpents and ^cinnocent as doves. 17 Beware of men, for ^dthey will deliver you over to courts and flog you ^ein their synagogues,

Luke 22:52

52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests and ^fofficers of the temple and elders, who had come out against him, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs?

Luke 22:54

Peter Denies Jesus

54 ^gThen they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest’s house, ^hand Peter was following at a distance.

Acts 5:18

18 they arrested the apostles and ⁱput them in the public prison.

Acts 6:12

12 And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council,

Acts 8:3

3 But ^jSaul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he ^kdragged off men and women and committed them to prison.

Acts 9:2

2 and asked him for letters ^lto the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to ^mthe Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

Acts 12:1-3

James Killed and Peter Imprisoned

1 About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. 2 He killed ⁿJames the brother of John ^owith the sword, 3 and when he saw ^pthat it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during ^qthe days of Unleavened Bread.

Acts 16:19-24

19 But ^rwhen her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and ^sdragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. 20 And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city. 21 They ^tadvocate customs that are not lawful for us ^uas Romans to accept or practice.” 22 The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders ^vto beat them with rods. 23 And when they had inflicted many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them safely. 24 Having received this order, he put them into the inner ^wprison and fastened their feet in ^xthe stocks.