Acts 22:20

However God’s firm foundation stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”

What fruit then did you have at that time in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I suffered shipwreck. I have been a night and a day in the deep.

persecutions, and sufferings: those things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions. The Lord delivered me out of them all.

In her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been slain on the earth.”

They rose up, threw him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill that their city was built on, that they might throw him off the cliff.

They threw him out of the city and stoned him. The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house and dragged both men and women off to prison.

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.

men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

that they all might be judged who didn’t believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.

For they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve this.”

but you shall not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”

The hands of the witnesses shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall remove the evil from among you.

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law contend with them.

They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.

But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and were determined to kill them.

They agreed with him. Summoning the apostles, they beat them and commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

and set up false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.

All who heard him were amazed, and said, “Isn’t this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!”

But they, passing on from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia. They went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and sat down.

But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their borders.

But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.

When some of both the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,

When they had preached the Good News to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God;

Because of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:

in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden.

forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, to fill up their sins always. But wrath has come on them to the uttermost.

If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we deny him, he also will deny us.

But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.

“I know your works (behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one can shut), that you have a little power, and kept my word, and didn’t deny my name.

Moses cried to Yahweh, saying, “What shall I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me.”

“ ‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

Yahweh said to Moses, “The man shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him with stones outside of the camp.”

The two men, the wicked fellows, came in and sat before him. The wicked fellows testified against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king!” Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him to death with stones.

When you saw a thief, you consented with him, and have participated with adulterers.

who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of evil,

A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Jesus sent these twelve out, and commanded them, saying, “Don’t go among the Gentiles, and don’t enter into any city of the Samaritans.

But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for most certainly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man has come.

Then 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.

“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”

Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.

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

So the assemblies throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace, and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

But the disbelieving Jews stirred up and embittered the souls of the Gentiles against the brothers.

I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

Because knowing God, they didn’t glorify him as God, and didn’t give thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.

who, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.

doesn’t rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;

I have been in travels often, perils of rivers, perils of robbers, perils from my countrymen, perils from the Gentiles, perils in the city, perils in the wilderness, perils in the sea, perils among false brothers;

Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good.

but Christ is faithful as a Son over his house. We are his house, if we hold fast our confidence and the glorying of our hope firm to the end.

let’s hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering; for he who promised is faithful.

Therefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people through his own blood, suffered outside of the gate.

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings.

“I know your works, and your toil and perseverance, and that you can’t tolerate evil men, and have tested those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and found them false.

“I know your works and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. You hold firmly to my name, and didn’t deny my faith in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

Remember therefore how you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If therefore you won’t watch, I will come as a thief, and you won’t know what hour I will come upon you.

I am coming quickly! Hold firmly that which you have, so that no one takes your crown.

It was given to him to give breath to it, to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause as many as wouldn’t worship the image of the beast to be killed.

Here is the perseverance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”

“Yet you say, ‘Why doesn’t the son bear the iniquity of the father?’ When the son has done that which is lawful and right, and has kept all my statutes, and has done them, he will surely live.

So you testify and consent to the works of your fathers. For they killed them, and you build their tombs.

Remember 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.

praising God, and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved.

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

But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.

I also did this in Jerusalem. I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them.

I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered with great amazement.

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