TSK · Luke 21:12

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them shall ye kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city:

But take ye heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in synagogues shall ye be beaten; and before governors and kings shall ye stand for my sake, for a testimony unto them.

Remember the word that I said unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.

And they laid hands on them, and put them in ward unto the morrow: for it was now eventide.

And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles unto them, they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord;

and he fell upon the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent their garments off them, and commanded to beat them with rods.

But on the morrow, desiring to know the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

And Agrippa [said] unto Festus, I also could wish to hear the man myself. To-morrow, saith he, thou shalt hear him.

who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove out us, and pleased not God, and are contrary to all men;

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened unto you: