Psa 22:12-16, 21, Eze 2:3-6, Mat 10:16, 22, Joh 15:20, 16:2, Act 9:2, 16 | ESV | STEP | Many bulls encompass me; strong bulls of Bashan surround me;

12 Many bulls encompass me;
^astrong bulls of ^bBashan surround me;
13 they ^copen wide their mouths at me,
like a ravening and roaring lion.
14 I am ^dpoured out like water,
and all my bones are ^eout of joint;
my ^fheart is like ^gwax;
it is melted within my breast;
15 my strength is ^hdried up like a potsherd,
and my ⁱtongue sticks to my jaws;
you lay me in the dust of death.
16 For ^jdogs encompass me;
a company of evildoers ^kencircles me;
they have ^lpierced my hands and feet ^{▼▼Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts like a lion [they are at] my hands and feet}—

Psalms 22:21

21 Save me from ⁿthe mouth of the lion!
You have rescued ^{▼▼Hebrew answered} me from the horns of ^pthe wild oxen!

Ezekiel 2:3-6

3 And he said to me, “Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to ^qnations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. ^rThey and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day. 4 The descendants also are ^simpudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ 5 And ^twhether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are ^ua rebellious house) ^vthey will know that a prophet has been among them. 6 And you, son of man, ^wbe not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, ^xthough briers and thorns are with you and you sit on ^yscorpions. ^{▼▼Or on scorpion plants} Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.

Matthew 10:16

Persecution Will Come

16 ^aa“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be ^abwise as serpents and ^acinnocent as doves.

Matthew 10:22

22 ^adand you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. ^aeBut the one who endures to the end will be saved.

John 15:20

20 Remember the word that I said to you: ^af‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, ^agthey will also persecute you. ^ahIf they kept my word, they will also keep yours.

John 16:2

2 ^aiThey will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, ^ajthe hour is coming when ^akwhoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.

Acts 9:2

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

Acts 9:16

16 For ^anI will show him how much ^aohe must suffer ^apfor the sake of my name.”