Mat 22:6, Luk 21:16-17, Joh 16:2, Act 7:57-8:1, 8:3, 9:1-2, 12:1-2, 22:4-5 | ESV | STEP | while the rest seized his servants , treated them shamefully , and killed them.

Matthew 22:6

6 while the rest seized his servants, ^atreated them shamefully, and ^bkilled them.

Luke 21:16-17

16 You will be delivered up ^ceven by parents and brothers ^{▼▼Or parents and brothers and sisters} and relatives and friends, and some of you they will put to death. 17 ^eYou will be hated by all for my name’s sake.

John 16:2

2 ^fThey will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, ^gthe hour is coming when ^hwhoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.

Acts 7:57-60

57 But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together ^{▼▼Or rushed with one mind} at him. 58 Then ^jthey cast him out of the city and ^kstoned him. And ^lthe witnesses laid down their garments ^mat the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 And as they were stoning Stephen, ⁿhe called out, “Lord Jesus, ^oreceive my spirit.” 60 And ^pfalling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, ^q“Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, ^rhe fell asleep.

Acts 8:1

Saul Ravages the Church

1 And ^sSaul ^tapproved of his execution.

And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and ^uthey were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

Acts 8:3

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

Acts 9:1-2

The Conversion of Saul

1 But Saul, ^xstill ^ybreathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to ^zthe high priest 2 and asked him for letters ^aato the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to ^abthe Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

Acts 12:1-2

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 ^acJames the brother of John ^adwith the sword,

Acts 22:4-5

4 ^aeI persecuted ^afthis Way ^agto the death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women, 5 as ^ahthe high priest and ^aithe whole council of elders can bear me witness. From them I received letters to ^ajthe brothers, and I journeyed toward Damascus to take those also who were there and bring them in bonds to Jerusalem to be punished.