Mark 13:9

Jesus warns the disciples they will be arrested, beaten, and tried before rulers for his sake. Their suffering becomes a testimony to Christ.

Cross-references · 33

• Matt 10:17–18But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
• John 16:2They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
• Mark 13:5And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:
• 1 Cor 4:9–13For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
• Phil 1:29For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
• Rev 2:13I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
• Rev 1:9I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
• 2 Th 1:5Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
• Acts 7:54When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
• Acts 23:1–2And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
• Acts 12:1–3Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
• 2 Cor 11:23–27Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.
• Acts 9:13–14Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
• 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.
• Acts 6:11–15Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
• Mark 1:44And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
• Acts 9:1–2And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
• Acts 25:1–26Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
• Matt 23:34–37Wherefore, 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:
• Mark 6:11And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
• Acts 22:19–20And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
• Rev 6:9–11And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
• Luke 9:5And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
• Acts 21:11And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
• Acts 21:31–40And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
• Acts 4:1–21And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
• Acts 16:20–24And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
• Luke 21:16–18And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.
• 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.
• 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.
• Acts 9:16For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.
• Acts 5:17–40Then 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 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.

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