Matthew 10:16-18

Persecution Will Come

16 aBehold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be bwise as serpents and cinnocent as doves. 17Beware of men, for dthey will deliver you over to courts and flog you ein their synagogues, 18 fand you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, gto bear witness before them and the Gentiles.

Matthew 24:9

9Then hthey will deliver you up ito tribulation and jput you to death, and kyou will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake.

Mark 13:9

9 lBut mbe on your guard. For they will deliver you over to councils, and you will be beaten nin synagogues, and you will stand before ogovernors and pkings for my sake, qto bear witness before them.

Acts 9:16

16For rI will show him how much she must suffer tfor the sake of my name.”

Acts 14:5

5When an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, uto mistreat them and vto stone them,

Acts 14:19

Paul Stoned at Lystra

19 wBut Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, xthey stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.

Acts 15:26

26 ymen who have zrisked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 18:12-13

12But when Gallio was aaproconsul of Achaia, abthe Jews
Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verses 14 (twice), 28
made a united attack on Paul and adbrought him before the tribunal,
13saying, “This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to aethe law.”

Acts 21:30

30Then all the city was stirred up, and the people ran together. They seized Paul and afdragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.
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