Isaiah 65:5

5who say, “Keep to yourself,
do not come near me, for I am too holy for you.”
aThese are a smoke in my nostrils,
a fire that burns all the day.

Matthew 10:28

28And bdo not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him cwho can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Greek Gehenna

Matthew 24:9

9Then ethey will deliver you up fto tribulation and gput you to death, and hyou will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake.

Acts 5:33

33When they heard this, they iwere enraged and wanted to kill them.

Acts 6:13-14

13and they jset up false kwitnesses who said, “This man never ceases to speak words against lthis holy place and the law, 14for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth mwill destroy this place and will nchange othe customs that Moses delivered to us.”

Acts 7:56-60

56And he said, “Behold, I see pthe heavens opened, and qthe Son of Man standing rat the right hand of God.” 57But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together
Or  rushed with one mind
at him.
58Then tthey cast him out of the city and ustoned him. And vthe witnesses laid down their garments wat the feet of a young man named Saul. 59And as they were stoning Stephen, xhe called out, “Lord Jesus, yreceive my spirit.” 60And zfalling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, aaLord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, abhe fell asleep.

Acts 8:1-3

Saul Ravages the Church

1And acSaul adapproved of his execution.

And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and aethey were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
2Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. 3But afSaul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he agdragged off men and women and committed them to prison.

Acts 9:1-2

The Conversion of Saul

1But Saul, ahstill aibreathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to ajthe high priest 2and asked him for letters akto the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to althe Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
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