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Acts 26:11
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Acts 26:11
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11 Many times I had them punished in the synagogues to get them to curse Jesus.[a] I was so violently opposed to them that I even chased them down in foreign cities.
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- 26:11 Greek to blaspheme.
Acts 26:11
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Acts 26:11
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11 Many a time I went from one synagogue to another to have them punished,(A) and I tried to force them to blaspheme. I was so obsessed with persecuting them that I even hunted them down in foreign cities.
Acts 22:19
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Acts 22:19
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19 “‘But Lord,’ I argued, ‘they certainly know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you.
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Acts 22:19
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Acts 22:19
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19 “‘Lord,’ I replied, ‘these people know that I went from one synagogue to another to imprison(A) and beat(B) those who believe in you.
Acts 13:45
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Acts 13:45
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45 But when some of the Jews saw the crowds, they were jealous; so they slandered Paul and argued against whatever he said.
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Acts 13:45
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Acts 13:45
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45 When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying(A) and heaped abuse(B) on him.
Matthew 10:17
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Matthew 10:17
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17 But beware! For you will be handed over to the courts and will be flogged with whips in the synagogues.
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Matthew 10:17
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Matthew 10:17
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17 Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils(A) and be flogged in the synagogues.(B)
Acts 22:5
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Acts 22:5
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5 The high priest and the whole council of elders can testify that this is so. For I received letters from them to our Jewish brothers in Damascus, authorizing me to bring the followers of the Way from there to Jerusalem, in chains, to be punished.
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Acts 22:5
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Acts 22:5
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5 as the high priest and all the Council(A) can themselves testify. I even obtained letters from them to their associates(B) in Damascus,(C) and went there to bring these people as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.
Acts 9:1
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Acts 9:1
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Saul’s Conversion
9 Meanwhile, Saul was uttering threats with every breath and was eager to kill the Lord’s followers.[a] So he went to the high priest.
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- 9:1 Greek disciples.
Acts 9:1
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Acts 9:1
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Saul’s Conversion(A)
9 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples.(B) He went to the high priest
2 Peter 2:16
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2 Peter 2:16
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16 But Balaam was stopped from his mad course when his donkey rebuked him with a human voice.
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2 Peter 2:16
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2 Peter 2:16
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16 But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey—an animal without speech—who spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.(A)
James 2:7
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James 2:7
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7 Aren’t they the ones who slander Jesus Christ, whose noble name[a] you bear?
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- 2:7 Greek slander the noble name.
James 2:7
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James 2:7
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7 Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong?
Hebrews 10:28-29
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Hebrews 10:28-29
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28 For anyone who refused to obey the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 Just think how much worse the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God, and have treated the blood of the covenant, which made us holy, as if it were common and unholy, and have insulted and disdained the Holy Spirit who brings God’s mercy to us.
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Hebrews 10:28-29
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Hebrews 10:28-29
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28 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.(A) 29 How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God(B) underfoot,(C) who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant(D) that sanctified them,(E) and who has insulted the Spirit(F) of grace?(G)
Acts 26:24-25
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Acts 26:24-25
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24 Suddenly, Festus shouted, “Paul, you are insane. Too much study has made you crazy!”
25 But Paul replied, “I am not insane, Most Excellent Festus. What I am saying is the sober truth.
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Acts 26:24-25
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Acts 26:24-25
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24 At this point Festus interrupted Paul’s defense. “You are out of your mind,(A) Paul!” he shouted. “Your great learning(B) is driving you insane.”
25 “I am not insane, most excellent(C) Festus,” Paul replied. “What I am saying is true and reasonable.
Acts 18:6
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Acts 18:6
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6 But when they opposed and insulted him, Paul shook the dust from his clothes and said, “Your blood is upon your own heads—I am innocent. From now on I will go preach to the Gentiles.”
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Luke 21:12
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Luke 21:12
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12 “But before all this occurs, there will be a time of great persecution. You will be dragged into synagogues and prisons, and you will stand trial before kings and governors because you are my followers.
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Luke 21:12
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Luke 21:12
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12 “But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and put you in prison, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name.
Luke 15:17
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Luke 15:17
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17 “When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, ‘At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger!
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Luke 15:17
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Luke 15:17
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17 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death!
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