and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid aside their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.

And when the blood of Your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.

When they heard this, they were cut to the heart and took counsel to do away with them.

And they agreed with him, and when they had summoned the apostles and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

When they heard these things they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth.

It is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher, and a servant like his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more those of his household!

Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.

And the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.

Therefore, behold, I send 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,

Therefore also the wisdom of God said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,

that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required from this generation,

Remember the Word that I said to you, A servant is not greater than his master. If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My Word, they will keep yours also.

They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service.

praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.

This is he who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the Angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, the one who received the living Words to give to us,

Then news of these things came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch.

Now in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the Word.

Now those who were scattered after the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the Word to no one but the Jews only.

And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.

You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.

But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel,

Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the Word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,

But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit is come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

And many of the Samaritans of that city believed into Him because of the word of the woman who testified, He told me everything that I ever did.

And many more believed through His Word.

and laid their hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison.

Go, stand in the temple and speak to the people all the Words of this Life.

When they heard this, they were cut to the heart and took counsel to do away with them.

And they agreed with him, and when they had summoned the apostles and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

And Pharaoh said to him, Depart from me! Take heed to yourself and do not see my face again! For in the day you see my face you shall die!

And Moses said, You have spoken correctly. I will not see your face again.

So I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and come down to you?

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.

But even if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods nor prostrate ourselves before the golden image which you have set up.

And when he had learned that the document was signed, Daniel went to his house. And in his roof room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt on his knees three times a day, and prayed and praised before his God, as he did before.

Then the king was exceedingly glad over him. And he commanded to bring up Daniel from the den. And Daniel was brought out of the den, and no harm was found on him, because he trusted in his God.

By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.