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Luke 11:49
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Luke 11:49
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49 This is what God in his wisdom said about you:[a] ‘I will send prophets and apostles to them, but they will kill some and persecute the others.’
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- 11:49 Greek Therefore, the wisdom of God said.
Luke 11:49
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Luke 11:49
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49 Because of this, God in his wisdom(A) said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.’(B)
1 Corinthians 1:30
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1 Corinthians 1:30
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30 God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin.
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1 Corinthians 1:30
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1 Corinthians 1:30
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30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus,(A) who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness,(B) holiness(C) and redemption.(D)
Colossians 2:3
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Colossians 2:3
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3 In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
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Colossians 2:3
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Colossians 2:3
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3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.(A)
Matthew 23:34-36
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Matthew 23:34-36
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34 “Therefore, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers of religious law. But you will kill some by crucifixion, and you will flog others with whips in your synagogues, chasing them from city to city. 35 As a result, you will be held responsible for the murder of all godly people of all time—from the murder of righteous Abel to the murder of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you killed in the Temple between the sanctuary and the altar. 36 I tell you the truth, this judgment will fall on this very generation.
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Matthew 23:34-36
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Matthew 23:34-36
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34 Therefore I am sending you prophets and sages and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify;(A) others you will flog in your synagogues(B) and pursue from town to town.(C) 35 And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel(D) to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah,(E) whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.(F) 36 Truly I tell you, all this will come on this generation.(G)
Proverbs 1:2-6
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Proverbs 1:2-6
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2 Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline,
to help them understand the insights of the wise.
3 Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives,
to help them do what is right, just, and fair.
4 These proverbs will give insight to the simple,
knowledge and discernment to the young.
5 Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser.
Let those with understanding receive guidance
6 by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables,
the words of the wise and their riddles.
Proverbs 1:2-6
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Proverbs 1:2-6
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2 for gaining wisdom and instruction;
for understanding words of insight;
3 for receiving instruction in prudent behavior,
doing what is right and just and fair;
4 for giving prudence to those who are simple,[a](A)
knowledge and discretion(B) to the young—
5 let the wise listen and add to their learning,(C)
and let the discerning get guidance—
6 for understanding proverbs and parables,(D)
the sayings and riddles(E) of the wise.[b](F)
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- Proverbs 1:4 The Hebrew word rendered simple in Proverbs denotes a person who is gullible, without moral direction and inclined to evil.
- Proverbs 1:6 Or understanding a proverb, namely, a parable, / and the sayings of the wise, their riddles
Ephesians 4:11
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Ephesians 4:11
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11 Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers.
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2 Corinthians 11:24-25
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2 Corinthians 11:24-25
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24 Five different times the Jewish leaders gave me thirty-nine lashes. 25 Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. Once I spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea.
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2 Corinthians 11:24-25
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2 Corinthians 11:24-25
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24 Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes(A) minus one. 25 Three times I was beaten with rods,(B) once I was pelted with stones,(C) three times I was shipwrecked,(D) I spent a night and a day in the open sea,
1 Corinthians 1:24
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1 Corinthians 1:24
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24 But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles,[a] Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
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- 1:24 Greek and Greeks.
1 Corinthians 1:24
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1 Corinthians 1:24
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24 but to those whom God has called,(A) both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God(B) and the wisdom of God.(C)
Acts 26:10-11
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Acts 26:10-11
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10 Indeed, I did just that in Jerusalem. Authorized by the leading priests, I caused many believers[a] there to be sent to prison. And I cast my vote against them when they were condemned to death. 11 Many times I had them punished in the synagogues to get them to curse Jesus.[b] I was so violently opposed to them that I even chased them down in foreign cities.
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Acts 26:10-11
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Acts 26:10-11
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10 And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. On the authority of the chief priests I put many of the Lord’s people(A) in prison,(B) and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.(C) 11 Many a time I went from one synagogue to another to have them punished,(D) 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 22:20
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Acts 22:20
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20 And I was in complete agreement when your witness Stephen was killed. I stood by and kept the coats they took off when they stoned him.’
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Acts 22:20
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Acts 22:20
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20 And when the blood of your martyr[a] Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’(A)
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- Acts 22:20 Or witness
Acts 22:4-5
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Acts 22:4-5
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4 And I persecuted the followers of the Way, hounding some to death, arresting both men and women and throwing them in prison. 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 22:4-5
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Acts 22:4-5
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4 I persecuted(A) the followers of this Way(B) to their death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison,(C) 5 as the high priest and all the Council(D) can themselves testify. I even obtained letters from them to their associates(E) in Damascus,(F) and went there to bring these people as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.
Acts 12:1-2
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Acts 12:1-2
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James Is Killed and Peter Is Imprisoned
12 About that time King Herod Agrippa[a] began to persecute some believers in the church. 2 He had the apostle James (John’s brother) killed with a sword.
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- 12:1 Greek Herod the king. He was the nephew of Herod Antipas and a grandson of Herod the Great.
Acts 12:1-2
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Acts 12:1-2
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Peter’s Miraculous Escape From Prison
12 It was about this time that King Herod(A) arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them. 2 He had James, the brother of John,(B) put to death with the sword.(C)
Acts 9:1-2
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Acts 9:1-2
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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. 2 He requested letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the Way he found there. He wanted to bring them—both men and women—back to Jerusalem in chains.
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- 9:1 Greek disciples.
Acts 9:1-2
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Acts 9:1-2
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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 and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus,(C) so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way,(D) whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
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