Romans 15:31

Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,

Save me from the lion’s mouth! Yes, you have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen.

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

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

My God has sent his angel, and has shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not hurt me; because as before him innocence was found in me; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm.”

him, being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by the hand of lawless men, crucified and killed;

But the Lord said to him, “Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.

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.

Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

“Asher’s food will be rich. He will produce royal dainties.

No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not fail you nor forsake you.

when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil for me,

Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in Yahweh’s house forever.

Yahweh will give strength to his people. Yahweh will bless his people with peace.

He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.

“I have struck your children in vain. They received no correction. Your own sword has devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

But Yahweh is with me as an awesome mighty one. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and they won’t prevail. They will be utterly disappointed, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which will never be forgotten.

Which of the prophets didn’t your fathers persecute? They killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you have now become betrayers and murderers.

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

Now after these things had ended, Paul determined in the Spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”

They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice and said, “Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn’t fit to live!”

The following night, the Lord stood by him and said, “Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.”

When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove,

about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, asking for a sentence against him.

Greet the assembly that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first fruits of Achaia to Christ.

(I also baptized the household of Stephanas; besides them, I don’t know whether I baptized any other.)

They only asked us to remember the poor—which very thing I was also zealous to do.

and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for not all have faith.

I thank him who enabled me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he counted me faithful, appointing me to service;

coming to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.

David said, “Yahweh who delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.” Saul said to David, “Go! Yahweh will be with you.”

An arm of flesh is with him, but Yahweh our God is with us to help us and to fight our battles.” The people rested themselves on the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and flame will not scorch you.

Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

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.

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

As Peter went throughout all those parts, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.

they became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, Derbe, and the surrounding region.

After five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul.

preaching God’s Kingdom, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance.

No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I commanded the assemblies of Galatia, you do likewise.

begging us with much entreaty to receive this grace and the fellowship in the service to the saints.

You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

and, “a stumbling stone and a rock of offense.” For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.

As each has received a gift, employ it in serving one another, as good managers of the grace of God in its various forms.

He said, “I will hide my face from them. I will see what their end will be; for they are a very perverse generation, children in whom is no faithfulness.

Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom, and their laws are different from other people’s. They don’t keep the king’s laws. Therefore it is not for the king’s profit to allow them to remain.

You will tread on the lion and cobra. You will trample the young lion and the serpent underfoot.

For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.

Don’t be afraid, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel. I will help you,” says Yahweh. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

He delivers and rescues. He works signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.”

But when they deliver you up, don’t be anxious how or what you will say, for it will be given you in that hour what you will say.

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her! How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not!

All the people answered, “May his blood be on us, and on our children!”

They took him, beat him, and sent him away empty.

and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

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 when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,

For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

Now, behold, I go bound by the Spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there;

Some shouted one thing, and some another, among the crowd. When he couldn’t find out the truth because of the noise, he commanded him to be brought into the barracks.

When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.

contributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality.

But now, I say, I am going to Jerusalem, serving the saints.

that you receive her in the Lord, in a way worthy of the saints, and that you assist her in whatever matter she may need from you, for she herself also has been a helper of many, and of my own self.

who delivered us out of so great a death, and does deliver; on whom we have set our hope that he will also still deliver us;

It is indeed unnecessary for me to write to you concerning the service to the saints,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked out righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

About Asher he said, “Asher is blessed with children. Let him be acceptable to his brothers. Let him dip his foot in oil.

But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem.

the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.

Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;

Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him,

Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, you see this man about whom all the multitude of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.

Now I beg you, brothers—you know the house of Stephanas, that it is the first fruits of Achaia, and that they have set themselves to serve the saints—

who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and don’t please God, and are contrary to all men,

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.

But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear. So I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

For you who believe therefore is the honor, but for those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone,”