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, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
• Acts 6:12–15And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
• Acts 26:2–11I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:
• Acts 8:3As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
• Matt 23:34–36Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
• Acts 4:3–7And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
• Acts 21:30–31And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.
• Mark 13:9–13But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
• Acts 12:1–4Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
• Acts 5:17–19Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
• Acts 5:40And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
• Matt 24:9–10Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
• Acts 7:57–60Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
• Matt 10:16–25Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
• John 16:2–3They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
• Acts 22:30On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
• Acts 16:22–26And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
• Acts 24:1–9And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.
• Acts 25:22–25Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
• Luke 11:49–51Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:
• 1 Th 2:15–16Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
• Acts 25:11–12For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.
• Acts 25:1–2Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
• Acts 9:4And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
• 1 Pet 2:13Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
• John 15:20Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
• Matt 22:6And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.
• Rev 2:10Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

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