Ezra 4:12-16

12be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from you to us have gone to Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are afinishing the walls and repairing the foundations. 13Now be it known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and the walls finished, they will not pay btribute, custom, or toll, and the royal revenue will be impaired. 14Now because we eat the salt of the palace and it is not fitting for us to witness the king’s dishonor, therefore we send and inform the king, 15in order that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. You will find in the book of the records and learn that this city is a rebellious city, hurtful to kings and provinces, and that sedition was stirred up in it from of old. That was why this city was laid waste. 16We make known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls finished, you will then have no possession in the province Beyond the River.”

Esther 3:6

6But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone. So, as they had made known to him the people of Mordecai, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus.

Esther 3:8-9

8Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom. cTheir laws are different from those of every other people, and they do not keep the king’s laws, so that it is not to the king’s profit to tolerate them. 9If it please the king, let it be decreed that they be destroyed, and I will pay 10,000 talents
A  talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
of silver into the hands of those who have charge of the king’s business, that they may put it into the king’s treasuries.”

Daniel 6:12-13

12Then they ecame near and said before the king, concerning the injunction, “O king! Did you not sign fan injunction, that anyone who makes petition to any god or man within thirty days except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?” The king answered and said, “The thing stands fast, according to the law of gthe Medes and Persians, hwhich cannot be revoked.” 13Then they answered and said before the king, iDaniel, who is one jof the exiles kfrom Judah, lpays no attention to you, O king, or mthe injunction you have signed, but makes his petition nthree times a day.”

Acts 16:20-22

20And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city. 21They oadvocate customs that are not lawful for us pas Romans to accept or practice.” 22The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders qto beat them with rods.

Acts 17:6-8

6And when they could not find them, rthey dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also, 7and Jason has received them, and they are all acting against sthe decrees of Caesar, saying that there is tanother king, Jesus.” 8And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard these things.

Acts 28:22

22But we desire to hear from you what your views are, for with regard to this usect we know that everywhere vit is spoken against.”

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