(A)“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake.

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(A)They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming (B)that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service.

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19 (A)If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet (B)because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember the word that I said to you, (C)‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. (D)If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.

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16 (A)You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relatives and friends; and they will put (B)some of you to death. 17 And (C)you will be hated by all for My name’s sake.

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10 (A)Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. (B)Be faithful until death, and I will give you (C)the crown of life.

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12 (A)But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and (B)prisons. (C)You will be brought before kings and rulers (D)for My name’s sake.

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“But (A)watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will [a]be brought before rulers and kings for My sake, for a testimony to them. 10 And (B)the gospel must first be preached to all the nations. 11 (C)But when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, [b]or premeditate what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, (D)but the Holy Spirit. 12 Now (E)brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. 13 (F)And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But (G)he who [c]endures to the end shall be saved.

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  1. Mark 13:9 NU, M stand
  2. Mark 13:11 NU omits or premeditate
  3. Mark 13:13 bears patiently

17 But beware of men, for (A)they will deliver you up to councils and (B)scourge you in their synagogues. 18 (C)You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. 19 (D)But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you should speak. For (E)it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak; 20 (F)for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.

21 (G)“Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. 22 And (H)you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. (I)But he who endures to the end will be saved.

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14 And I said to him, [a]“Sir, you know.”

So he said to me, (A)“These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and (B)washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

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  1. Revelation 7:14 NU, M My lord

Fifth Seal: The Cry of the Martyrs

When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under (A)the altar (B)the souls of those who had been slain (C)for the word of God and for (D)the testimony which they held. 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, (E)“How long, O Lord, (F)holy and true, (G)until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” 11 Then a (H)white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them (I)that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.

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16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this [a]matter.

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  1. 1 Peter 4:16 NU name

40 And they agreed with him, and when they had (A)called for the apostles (B)and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. 41 So they departed from the presence of the council, (C)rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for [a]His name.

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  1. Acts 5:41 NU the name; M the name of Jesus

14 For you, brethren, became imitators (A)of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus. For (B)you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, just as they did from the Judeans, 15 (C)who killed both the Lord Jesus and (D)their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not please God (E)and are [a]contrary to all men, 16 (F)forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, so as always (G)to fill up the measure of their sins; (H)but wrath has come upon them to the uttermost.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:15 hostile

being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. And they laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening.

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13 “I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

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31 Now as they were (A)seeking to kill him, news came to the commander of the [a]garrison that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. 32 (B)He immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. And when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

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  1. Acts 21:31 cohort

59 And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, (A)receive my spirit.”

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49 Therefore the wisdom of God also said, (A)‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’

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34 (A)Therefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: (B)some of them you will kill and crucify, and (C)some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city,

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22 But we desire to hear from you what you think; for concerning this sect, we know that (A)it is spoken against everywhere.”

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19 So I said, ‘Lord, (A)they know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and (B)beat those who believe on You. 20 (C)And when the blood of Your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by (D)consenting [a]to his death, and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’ 21 Then He said to me, ‘Depart, (E)for I will send you far from here to the Gentiles.’

Paul’s Roman Citizenship

22 And they listened to him until this word, and then they raised their voices and said, (F)“Away with such a fellow from the earth, for (G)he is not fit to live!”

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  1. Acts 22:20 NU omits to his death

Herod’s Violence to the Church

12 Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church. Then he killed James (A)the brother of John with the sword. And because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to seize Peter also. Now it was during (B)the Days of Unleavened Bread. So (C)when he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four [a]squads of soldiers to keep him, intending to bring him before the people after Passover.

Peter Freed from Prison

Peter was therefore kept in prison, but [b]constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.

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  1. Acts 12:4 Gr. tetrads, squads of four
  2. Acts 12:5 NU constantly or earnestly

And the rest seized his servants, treated them [a]spitefully, and killed them.

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  1. Matthew 22:6 insolently

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