1 About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.
Acts 12:1 Cross References - BSB
Matthew 10:17-18
Matthew 24:9
9 Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
Luke 22:53
53 Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.”
John 15:20
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
2 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 4:30
30 as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”
Acts 9:31
31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.