Acts 8:3
But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house and dragged both men and women off to prison.
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Acts 8:3
But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house and dragged both men and women off to prison.
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Acts 8:1
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.
Acts 8:2
Devout men buried Stephen and lamented greatly over him.
Acts 8:3
But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house and dragged both men and women off to prison.
Acts 8:4
Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.
Acts 8:5
Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
Acts 11:19
They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.
Acts 13:1
Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
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Acts 9:1
But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
Acts 9:2
and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
Acts 26:10
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.
Acts 26:11
Punishing them often in all the synagogues, I tried to make them blaspheme. Being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.
Acts 22:3
“I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are today.
Acts 22:4
I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,
Acts 22:5
as also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
Acts 9:13
But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem.
Acts 9:14
Here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name.”
Acts 22:19
I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
Acts 22:20
When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.’
Acts 9:21
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!”
Genesis 49:27
“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he will devour the prey. At evening he will divide the plunder.”
Acts 9:11
The Lord said to him, “Arise and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judah for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,
Galatians 1:23
but they only heard, “He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy.”
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Galatians 1:13
For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God and ravaged it.
Philippians 3:6
concerning zeal, persecuting the assembly; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
Acts 26:9
“I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Acts 9:12
and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight.”
Acts 9:19
He took food and was strengthened. Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus.
Acts 9:26
When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
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1 Timothy 1:13
although I used to be a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
1 Timothy 1:14
The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy 1:15
The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
1 Corinthians 15:9
For I am the least of the apostles, who is not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God.
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Acts 7:57
But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears, then rushed at him with one accord.
Acts 7:58
They threw him out of the city and stoned him. The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
Acts 7:59
They stoned Stephen as he called out, saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”
Acts 7:60
He kneeled down and cried with a loud voice, “Lord, don’t hold this sin against them!” When he had said this, he fell asleep.
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Acts 5:18
and laid hands on the apostles, then put them in public custody.
Acts 5:19
But an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors by night, and brought them out and said,
Acts 16:23
When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely.
Acts 16:24
Having received such a command, he threw them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.
Luke 21:12
But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name’s sake.
Acts 4:3
They laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was now evening.
Acts 5:40
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.
2 Corinthians 11:23
Are they servants of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself.) I am more so: in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, and in deaths often.
2 Corinthians 11:24
Five times I received forty stripes minus one from the Jews.
Ezekiel 18:25
“Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not equal.’ Hear now, house of Israel: Is my way not equal? Aren’t your ways unequal?
Matthew 22:6
and the rest grabbed his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
Mark 13:9
“But watch yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils. You will be beaten in synagogues. You will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.
2 Timothy 2:9
in which I suffer hardship to the point of chains as a criminal. But God’s word isn’t chained.
Hebrews 10:33
partly, being exposed to both reproaches and oppressions, and partly, becoming partakers with those who were treated so.
Revelation 2:10
Don’t be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.
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Acts 12:1
Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
Acts 12:2
He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
Acts 12:3
When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.
Acts 12:4
When he had arrested him, he put him in prison and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
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Acts 14:19
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.
Acts 13:50
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.
Acts 14:5
When some of both the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,
Acts 16:19
But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.
Acts 16:20
When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, are agitating our city
Acts 18:12
But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,
Acts 23:12
When it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
James 2:6
But you have dishonored the poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you and personally drag you before the courts?
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Galatians 6:7
Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
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Acts 5:14
More believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women.
Acts 1:14
All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
Acts 9:31
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.
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Acts 9:3
As he traveled, he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him.
Acts 9:4
He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
Acts 9:5
He said, “Who are you, Lord?” The Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
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John 21:8
But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away), dragging the net full of fish.
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Hebrews 11:36
Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment.
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