before.

Luke 11:49-51
Because of this, the Wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.' . . .

Matthew 10:16-25
Look, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. . . .

Matthew 22:6
The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

Matthew 23:34-36
Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town. . . .

Matthew 24:9, 10
Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations on account of My name. . . .

Mark 13:9-13
So be on your guard. You will be handed over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account, you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them. . . .

John 15:20
Remember the word that I spoke to you: 'No servant is greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.

John 16:2, 3
They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. . . .

Acts 4:3-7
They seized Peter and John, and because it was already evening, they put them in custody until the next day. . . .

Acts 5:17-19, 40
Then the high priest and all his associates (who belonged to the party of the Sadducees) rose up with jealousy. . . .

Acts 6:12-15
So they stirred up the people and elders and scribes. They seized Stephen and brought him before the Sanhedrin. . . .

Acts 7:57-60
At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him. . . .

Acts 8:3
But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

Acts 9:4
He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?"

Acts 12:1-4
About that time, King Herod reached out to inflict harm on some who belonged to the church. . . .

Acts 16:22-26
The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods. . . .

Acts 21:30, 31
The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut. . . .

Acts 22:30
The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

Acts 24:1
Five days later, the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.

Acts 25:1, 2, 11, 12, 22-25
Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem, . . .

Acts 26:2
"King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,

1 Thessalonians 2:15, 16
who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men, . . .

1 Peter 4:12-14
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. . . .

Revelation 2:10
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

for.

1 Peter 2:13
Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,