Bible Cross References
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Mark 13:5
Jesus said to them, "Watch out, and don't let anyone fool you.
Matthew 10:17
Watch out, for there will be those who will arrest you and take you to court, and they will whip you in the synagogues.
Matthew 10:18
For my sake you will be brought to trial before rulers and kings, to tell the Good News to them and to the Gentiles.
Matthew 23:34-37
34
And so I tell you that I will send you prophets and wise men and teachers; you will kill some of them, crucify others, and whip others in the synagogues and chase them from town to town.
35
As a result, the punishment for the murder of all innocent people will fall on you, from the murder of innocent Abel to the murder of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the Temple and the altar.
36
I tell you indeed: the punishment for all these murders will fall on the people of this day!
37
"Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets and stone the messengers God has sent you! How many times I wanted to put my arms around all your people, just as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would not let me!
Matthew 24:9
"Then you will be arrested and handed over to be punished and be put to death. Everyone will hate you because of me.
Matthew 24:10
Many will give up their faith at that time; they will betray one another and hate one another.
Luke 21:16-18
16
You will be handed over by your parents, your brothers, your relatives, and your friends; and some of you will be put to death.
17
Everyone will hate you because of me.
18
But not a single hair from your heads will be lost.
John 15:20
Remember what I told you: 'Slaves are not greater than their master.' If people persecuted me, they will persecute you too; if they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours too.
John 16:2
You will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time will come when those who kill you will think that by doing this they are serving God.
Acts 4:1-21
1
Peter and John were still speaking to the people when some priests, the officer in charge of the Temple guards, and some Sadducees arrived.
2
They were annoyed because the two apostles were teaching the people that Jesus had risen from death, which proved that the dead will rise to life.
3
So they arrested them and put them in jail until the next day, since it was already late.
4
But many who heard the message believed; and the number grew to about five thousand.
5
The next day the Jewish leaders, the elders, and the teachers of the Law gathered in Jerusalem.
6
They met with the High Priest Annas and with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and the others who belonged to the High Priest's family.
7
They made the apostles stand before them and asked them, "How did you do this? What power do you have or whose name did you use?"
8
Peter, full of the Holy Spirit, answered them, "Leaders of the people and elders:
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if we are being questioned today about the good deed done to the lame man and how he was healed,
10
then you should all know, and all the people of Israel should know, that this man stands here before you completely well through the power of the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth---whom you crucified and whom God raised from death.
11
Jesus is the one of whom the scripture says, 'The stone that you the builders despised turned out to be the most important of all.'
12
Salvation is to be found through him alone; in all the world there is no one else whom God has given who can save us."
13
The members of the Council were amazed to see how bold Peter and John were and to learn that they were ordinary men of no education. They realized then that they had been companions of Jesus.
14
But there was nothing that they could say, because they saw the man who had been healed standing there with Peter and John.
15
So they told them to leave the Council room, and then they started discussing among themselves.
16
"What shall we do with these men?" they asked. "Everyone in Jerusalem knows that this extraordinary miracle has been performed by them, and we cannot deny it.
17
But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn these men never again to speak to anyone in the name of Jesus."
18
So they called them back in and told them that under no condition were they to speak or to teach in the name of Jesus.
19
But Peter and John answered them, "You yourselves judge which is right in God's sight---to obey you or to obey God.
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For we cannot stop speaking of what we ourselves have seen and heard."
21
So the Council warned them even more strongly and then set them free. They saw that it was impossible to punish them, because the people were all praising God for what had happened.
Acts 5:17-40
17
Then the High Priest and all his companions, members of the local party of the Sadducees, became extremely jealous of the apostles; so they decided to take action.
18
They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
19
But that night an angel of the Lord opened the prison gates, led the apostles out, and said to them,
20
"Go and stand in the Temple, and tell the people all about this new life."
21
The apostles obeyed, and at dawn they entered the Temple and started teaching. The High Priest and his companions called together all the Jewish elders for a full meeting of the Council; then they sent orders to the prison to have the apostles brought before them.
22
But when the officials arrived, they did not find the apostles in prison, so they returned to the Council and reported,
23
"When we arrived at the jail, we found it locked up tight and all the guards on watch at the gates; but when we opened the gates, we found no one inside!"
24
When the chief priests and the officer in charge of the Temple guards heard this, they wondered what had happened to the apostles.
25
Then a man came in and said to them, "Listen! The men you put in prison are in the Temple teaching the people!"
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So the officer went off with his men and brought the apostles back. They did not use force, however, because they were afraid that the people might stone them.
27
They brought the apostles in, made them stand before the Council, and the High Priest questioned them.
28
"We gave you strict orders not to teach in the name of this man," he said; "but see what you have done! You have spread your teaching all over Jerusalem, and you want to make us responsible for his death!"
29
Peter and the other apostles answered, "We must obey God, not men.
30
The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from death, after you had killed him by nailing him to a cross.
31
God raised him to his right side as Leader and Savior, to give the people of Israel the opportunity to repent and have their sins forgiven.
32
We are witnesses to these things---we and the Holy Spirit, who is God's gift to those who obey him."
33
When the members of the Council heard this, they were so furious that they wanted to have the apostles put to death.
34
But one of them, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, who was a teacher of the Law and was highly respected by all the people, stood up in the Council. He ordered the apostles to be taken out for a while,
35
and then he said to the Council, "Fellow Israelites, be careful what you do to these men.
36
You remember that Theudas appeared some time ago, claiming to be somebody great, and about four hundred men joined him. But he was killed, all his followers were scattered, and his movement died out.
37
After that, Judas the Galilean appeared during the time of the census; he drew a crowd after him, but he also was killed, and all his followers were scattered.
38
And so in this case, I tell you, do not take any action against these men. Leave them alone! If what they have planned and done is of human origin, it will disappear,
39
but if it comes from God, you cannot possibly defeat them. You could find yourselves fighting against God!" The Council followed Gamaliel's advice.
40
They called the apostles in, had them whipped, and ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus; and then they set them free.
Acts 6:11-15
11
So they bribed some men to say, "We heard him speaking against Moses and against God!"
12
In this way they stirred up the people, the elders, and the teachers of the Law. They seized Stephen and took him before the Council.
13
Then they brought in some men to tell lies about him. "This man," they said, "is always talking against our sacred Temple and the Law of Moses.
14
We heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will tear down the Temple and change all the customs which have come down to us from Moses!"
15
All those sitting in the Council fixed their eyes on Stephen and saw that his face looked like the face of an angel.
Acts 7:54-60
54
As the members of the Council listened to Stephen, they became furious and ground their teeth at him in anger.
55
But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw God's glory and Jesus standing at the right side of God.
56
"Look!" he said. "I see heaven opened and the Son of Man standing at the right side of God!"
57
With a loud cry the Council members covered their ears with their hands. Then they all rushed at him at once,
58
threw him out of the city, and stoned him. The witnesses left their cloaks in the care of a young man named Saul.
59
They kept on stoning Stephen as he called out to the Lord, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"
60
He knelt down and cried out in a loud voice, "Lord! Do not remember this sin against them!" He said this and died.
Acts 8:1-3
1
And Saul approved of his murder. That very day the church in Jerusalem began to suffer cruel persecution. All the believers, except the apostles, were scattered throughout the provinces of Judea and Samaria.
2
Some devout men buried Stephen, mourning for him with loud cries.
3
But Saul tried to destroy the church; going from house to house, he dragged out the believers, both men and women, and threw them into jail.
Acts 9:1
In the meantime Saul kept up his violent threats of murder against the followers of the Lord. He went to the High Priest
Acts 9:2
and asked for letters of introduction to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he should find there any followers of the Way of the Lord, he would be able to arrest them, both men and women, and bring them back to Jerusalem.
Acts 9:13
Ananias answered, "Lord, many people have told me about this man and about all the terrible things he has done to your people in Jerusalem.
Acts 9:14
And he has come to Damascus with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who worship you."
Acts 9:16
And I myself will show him all that he must suffer for my sake."
Acts 12:1-3
1
About this time King Herod began to persecute some members of the church.
2
He had James, the brother of John, put to death by the sword.
3
When he saw that this pleased the Jews, he went ahead and had Peter arrested. (This happened during the time of the Festival of Unleavened Bread.)
Acts 16:20-24
20
They brought them before the Roman officials and said, "These men are Jews, and they are causing trouble in our city.
21
They are teaching customs that are against our law; we are Roman citizens, and we cannot accept these customs or practice them."
22
And the crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas. Then the officials tore the clothes off Paul and Silas and ordered them to be whipped.
23
After a severe beating, they were thrown into jail, and the jailer was ordered to lock them up tight.
24
Upon receiving this order, the jailer threw them into the inner cell and fastened their feet between heavy blocks of wood.
Acts 21:11
He came to us, took Paul's belt, tied up his own feet and hands with it, and said, "This is what the Holy Spirit says: The owner of this belt will be tied up in this way by the Jews in Jerusalem, and they will hand him over to the Gentiles."
Acts 21:31-40
31
The mob was trying to kill Paul, when a report was sent up to the commander of the Roman troops that all of Jerusalem was rioting.
32
At once the commander took some officers and soldiers and rushed down to the crowd. When the people saw him with the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
33
The commander went over to Paul, arrested him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains. Then he asked, "Who is this man, and what has he done?"
34
Some in the crowd shouted one thing, others something else. There was such confusion that the commander could not find out exactly what had happened, so he ordered his men to take Paul up into the fort.
35
They got as far as the steps with him, and then the soldiers had to carry him because the mob was so wild.
36
They were all coming after him and screaming, "Kill him!"
37
As the soldiers were about to take Paul into the fort, he spoke to the commander: "May I say something to you?" "You speak Greek, do you?" the commander asked.
38
"Then you are not that Egyptian fellow who some time ago started a revolution and led four thousand armed terrorists out into the desert?"
39
Paul answered, "I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of an important city. Please let me speak to the people."
40
The commander gave him permission, so Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand for the people to be silent. When they were quiet, Paul spoke to them in Hebrew:
Acts 22:19
'Lord,' I answered, 'they know very well that I went to the synagogues and arrested and beat those who believe in you.
Acts 22:20
And when your witness Stephen was put to death, I myself was there, approving of his murder and taking care of the cloaks of his murderers.'
Acts 23:1
Paul looked straight at the Council and said, "My fellow Israelites! My conscience is perfectly clear about the way in which I have lived before God to this very day."
Acts 23:2
The High Priest Ananias ordered those who were standing close to Paul to strike him on the mouth.
Acts 24:1-9
1
Five days later the High Priest Ananias went to Caesarea with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus. They appeared before Governor Felix and made their charges against Paul.
2
Then Paul was called in, and Tertullus began to make his accusation, as follows: "Your Excellency! Your wise leadership has brought us a long period of peace, and many necessary reforms are being made for the good of our country.
3
We welcome this everywhere and at all times, and we are deeply grateful to you.
4
I do not want to take up too much of your time, however, so I beg you to be kind and listen to our brief account.
5
We found this man to be a dangerous nuisance; he starts riots among Jews all over the world and is a leader of the party of the Nazarenes.
6
He also tried to defile the Temple, and we arrested him.
8
If you question this man, you yourself will be able to learn from him all the things that we are accusing him of."
9
The Jews joined in the accusation and said that all this was true.
Acts 25:1-26
1
Three days after Festus arrived in the province, he went from Caesarea to Jerusalem,
2
where the chief priests and the Jewish leaders brought their charges against Paul. They begged Festus
3
to do them the favor of having Paul come to Jerusalem, for they had made a plot to kill him on the way.
4
Festus answered, "Paul is being kept a prisoner in Caesarea, and I myself will be going back there soon.
5
Let your leaders go to Caesarea with me and accuse the man if he has done anything wrong."
6
Festus spent another eight or ten days with them and then went to Caesarea. On the next day he sat down in the judgment court and ordered Paul to be brought in.
7
When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come from Jerusalem stood around him and started making many serious charges against him, which they were not able to prove.
8
But Paul defended himself: "I have done nothing wrong against the Law of the Jews or against the Temple or against the Roman Emperor."
9
But Festus wanted to gain favor with the Jews, so he asked Paul, "Would you be willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried on these charges before me there?"
10
Paul said, "I am standing before the Emperor's own judgment court, where I should be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you yourself well know.
11
If I have broken the law and done something for which I deserve the death penalty, I do not ask to escape it. But if there is no truth in the charges they bring against me, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to the Emperor."
12
Then Festus, after conferring with his advisers, answered, "You have appealed to the Emperor, so to the Emperor you will go."
13
Some time later King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to pay a visit of welcome to Festus.
14
After they had been there several days, Festus explained Paul's situation to the king: "There is a man here who was left a prisoner by Felix;
15
and when I went to Jerusalem, the Jewish chief priests and elders brought charges against him and asked me to condemn him.
16
But I told them that we Romans are not in the habit of handing over any who are accused of a crime before they have met their accusers face-to-face and have had the chance of defending themselves against the accusation.
17
When they came here, then, I lost no time, but on the very next day I sat in the judgment court and ordered the man to be brought in.
18
His opponents stood up, but they did not accuse him of any of the evil crimes that I thought they would.
19
All they had were some arguments with him about their own religion and about a man named Jesus, who has died; but Paul claims that he is alive.
20
I was undecided about how I could get information on these matters, so I asked Paul if he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.
21
But Paul appealed; he asked to be kept under guard and to let the Emperor decide his case. So I gave orders for him to be kept under guard until I could send him to the Emperor."
22
Agrippa said to Festus, "I would like to hear this man myself." "You will hear him tomorrow," Festus answered.
23
The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and ceremony and entered the audience hall with the military chiefs and the leading men of the city. Festus gave the order, and Paul was brought in.
24
Festus said, "King Agrippa and all who are here with us: You see this man against whom all the Jewish people, both here and in Jerusalem, have brought complaints to me. They scream that he should not live any longer.
25
But I could not find that he had done anything for which he deserved the death sentence. And since he himself made an appeal to the Emperor, I have decided to send him.
26
But I have nothing definite about him to write to the Emperor. So I have brought him here before you---and especially before you, King Agrippa!---so that, after investigating his case, I may have something to write.
1 Corinthians 4:9-13
9
For it seems to me that God has given the very last place to us apostles, like people condemned to die in public as a spectacle for the whole world of angels and of human beings.
10
For Christ's sake we are fools; but you are wise in union with Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! We are despised, but you are honored!
11
To this very moment we go hungry and thirsty; we are clothed in rags; we are beaten; we wander from place to place;
12
we wear ourselves out with hard work. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure;
13
when we are insulted, we answer back with kind words. We are no more than this world's garbage; we are the scum of the earth to this very moment!
2 Corinthians 11:23-27
23
Are they Christ's servants? I sound like a madman---but I am a better servant than they are! I have worked much harder, I have been in prison more times, I have been whipped much more, and I have been near death more often.
24
Five times I was given the thirty-nine lashes by the Jews;
25
three times I was whipped by the Romans; and once I was stoned. I have been in three shipwrecks, and once I spent twenty-four hours in the water.
26
In my many travels I have been in danger from floods and from robbers, in danger from my own people and from Gentiles; there have been dangers in the cities, dangers in the wilds, dangers on the high seas, and dangers from false friends.
27
There has been work and toil; often I have gone without sleep; I have been hungry and thirsty; I have often been without enough food, shelter, or clothing.
Philippians 1:29
For you have been given the privilege of serving Christ, not only by believing in him, but also by suffering for him.
2 Thessalonians 1:5
All of this proves that God's judgment is just and as a result you will become worthy of his Kingdom, for which you are suffering.
Revelation 1:9
I am John, your brother, and as a follower of Jesus I am your partner in patiently enduring the suffering that comes to those who belong to his Kingdom. I was put on the island of Patmos because I had proclaimed God's word and the truth that Jesus revealed.
Revelation 2:10
Don't be afraid of anything you are about to suffer. Listen! The Devil will put you to the test by having some of you thrown into prison, and your troubles will last ten days. Be faithful to me, even if it means death, and I will give you life as your prize of victory.
Revelation 2:13
I know where you live, there where Satan has his throne. You are true to me, and you did not abandon your faith in me even during the time when Antipas, my faithful witness, was killed there where Satan lives.
Revelation 6:9-11
9
Then the Lamb broke open the fifth seal. I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been killed because they had proclaimed God's word and had been faithful in their witnessing.
10
They shouted in a loud voice, "Almighty Lord, holy and true! How long will it be until you judge the people on earth and punish them for killing us?"
11
Each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to rest a little while longer, until the complete number of other servants and believers were killed, as they had been.
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Mark 1:44
after saying to him, "Listen, don't tell anyone about this. But go straight to the priest and let him examine you; then in order to prove to everyone that you are cured, offer the sacrifice that Moses ordered."
Mark 6:11
If you come to a town where people do not welcome you or will not listen to you, leave it and shake the dust off your feet. That will be a warning to them!"
Matthew 10:18
For my sake you will be brought to trial before rulers and kings, to tell the Good News to them and to the Gentiles.
Luke 9:5
wherever people don't welcome you, leave that town and shake the dust off your feet as a warning to them."