Luke 21:12

Before all these things, Jesus' followers will face arrest and persecution for His name.

Cross-references · 28

• 1 Pet 4:12–14Beloved, don’t be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you, to test you, as though a strange thing happened to you.
• Acts 6:12–15They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, and brought him in to the council,
• Acts 26:2–11“I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before you today concerning all the things that I am accused by the Jews,
• Acts 8:3But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house, and dragged both men and women off to prison.
• Matt 23:34–36Therefore behold, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;
• Acts 4:3–7They laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was now evening.
• Acts 21:30–31All the city was moved, and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple. Immediately the doors were shut.
• Mark 13:9–13But watch yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils. You will be beaten in synagogues. You will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.
• Acts 12:1–4Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
• Acts 5:17–19But the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy,
• Acts 5:40They agreed with him. Summoning the apostles, they beat them and commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
• Matt 24:9–10Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name’s sake.
• Acts 7:57–60But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed at him with one accord.
• Matt 10:16–25“Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
• John 16:2–3They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time comes that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God.
• Acts 22:30But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
• Acts 16:22–26The multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore their clothes off of them, and commanded them to be beaten with rods.
• Acts 24:1–9After five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul.
• Acts 25:22–25Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” he said, “you shall hear him.”
• Luke 11:49–51Therefore also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will kill and persecute,
• 1 Th 2:15–16who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and didn’t please God, and are contrary to all men;
• Acts 25:11–12For if I have done wrong, and have committed anything worthy of death, I don’t refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
• Acts 25:1–2Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
• Acts 9:4He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
• 1 Pet 2:13Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme;
• John 15:20Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his lord.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.
• Matt 22:6and the rest grabbed his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.
• Rev 2:10Don’t be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.

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