Luke 21:12 Cross References - NSB

¹² »Even before all these things, they will capture you, and persecute you. You will be delivered to synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors for my name’s sake.

¹⁶ »I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. ¹⁷ »Beware of men! They will take you to court! They will have you beaten in their meeting places. ¹⁸ »You will be taken before governors and kings for my sake. This will serve as a testimony to them and to the people of the nations. ¹⁹ »When they hand you over, do not worry about what to say and how to say it. You will be given the words to speak at that time. ²⁰ »You will not speak on your own. Your Father’s Spirit will speak through you. ²¹ »People will hand over their brothers to be put to death. Parents will oppose children and children will oppose parents, causing them to be put to death. ²² »Men will hate you because of me. He who endures to the end will be saved. ²³ »When they persecute you in this city, flee to the next. I tell you; before you have gone through all the cities of Israel the Son of man will come. ²⁴ »A disciple is not greater than his teacher, nor a servant his master. ²⁵ »It is enough for the disciple (student) that he is like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they called the master of the house Beelzebub (Satan), others of the household could also be called the same!

⁶ »The rest violently attacked his servants and put them to death.

³⁴ »Look! I am sending you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will torture and kill. Others you will torment and persecute from city to city. ³⁵ »You are responsible for all the righteous blood shed on earth. That includes the blood of the righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar. ³⁶ »I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation (those living at that time).

⁹ »People will cause you tribulation, and kill you. You will be hated by all the nations for my name’s sake. ¹⁰ »Many will stumble and betray and hate one another.

⁹ »Be on guard for they will deliver you up to courts. You will be beaten in the meeting places. You will be taken before governors and kings for a testimony to them for my sake. ¹⁰ »And the good news must first be preached to all the nations. ¹¹ »When they deliver you up to judgment, do not worry before hand what you shall speak. Holy Spirit will give it to you at that time. ¹² »Brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child; and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death. ¹³ »All men will hate you because of my name. He who endures to the end will be saved.

⁴⁹ »It is for this reason the wisdom of God said, ‘I send to them prophets and apostles and they will persecute and kill some of them.’ ⁵⁰ »The blood of all the prophets shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation. ⁵¹ »This includes the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. I tell you it will be required of this generation.

²⁰ »Remember the word I said to you. A servant is not greater than his master. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they obeyed my word, they will obey yours also.

² »They will throw you out of the synagogues. Yes, the hour comes that whoever kills you will think that he offered service to God. ³ »But they do these things because they do not know the Father or me.

³ They laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day for it was already evening. ⁴ Many who heard the word believed. There were about five thousand men. ⁵ The next morning their rulers, elders, scribes, ⁶ Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and as many as were of the family of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. ⁷ They stood them in their presence and asked: »By what power or by what name do you do this?«

⁵⁷ Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord. ⁵⁸ They threw him out of the city, and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet. His name was Saul. ⁵⁹ They stoned Stephen. He called out: »Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!« ⁶⁰ He kneeled down and cried with a loud voice: »Jehovah, do not charge this sin against them.« After saying this he fell asleep in death.

³ Saul ravaged the congregation. He entered every house and dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

⁴ He fell to the earth and heard a voice saying: »Saul, Saul! Why do you persecute me?«

¹⁷ Then the high priest rose up, and all those of the sect of the Sadducees who were with him were filled with zeal (indignation). ¹⁸ They captured the apostles and put them in the common prison. ¹⁹ During the night God’s angel opened the prison doors, brought them out and said:

⁴⁰ They agreed with him and called the apostles. They beat them and commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus. Then they let them go.

¹² They stirred up the people, the elders and the scribes, and pursued him. They caught him and brought him to the council. ¹³ They brought false witnesses, which said: »This man will not stop speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law. ¹⁴ »We heard him say: ‘This Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs that Moses delivered to us.’« ¹⁵ All who sat in the council looked intently at him and saw his face was like the face of an angel.

²² The crowd rose up against them. The magistrates ripped their garments off them, and commanded to beat them with rods. ²³ After they were severely beaten, they threw them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safe. ²⁴ Receiving this command he threw them into the inner prison, and fastened their feet in the stocks. ²⁵ Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God at midnight. The prisoners were listening to them. ²⁶ Suddenly there was a massive earthquake. It was so great the foundations of the prison-house were shaken. All the doors were opened and everyone’s bands came off.

³⁰ The entire city was aroused, and the people ran together from all directions. They laid hold on Paul and dragged him out of the Temple. Immediately the doors were shut. ³¹ They were seeking to kill him when tidings came to the military commander of the band that all Jerusalem was in confusion.

³⁰ The commander wanted to find out for sure what the Jews were accusing Paul of. The next day he had Paul’s chains taken off and ordered the chief priests and the whole Council to meet. Then he took Paul and made him stand before them.

¹¹ »If I am a wrongdoer, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if charges brought against me by the Jews are not true no man has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar.« ¹² Then Festus conferred with his council and answered: »Have you appealed to Caesar? To Caesar you shall go.«

²² Then Agrippa said to Festus: »I would also hear the man myself.« Festus replied: »Tomorrow, you will hear him.« ²³ The next day Agrippa and Bernice arrived with great elegance. They entered the place of hearing with the commanders and important men of the city. Festus gave the order for Paul to be brought in. ²⁴ Festus said, »King Agrippa and all men who are present with us, you see this man, about whom all the crowds of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he should not live any longer. ²⁵ »I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death. He has appealed to Augustus and I have determined to send him.

² »I would be happy, King Agrippa, to answer for myself before you concerning all the things of which the Jews accuse me. ³ »I know you are an expert in all customs and controversy among the Jews. Therefore I urge you to hear me patiently. ⁴ »All the Jews know the way I first lived as a youth among my own nation at Jerusalem. ⁵ »They knew me from the beginning. They could testify that I was from the strictest sect of our religion and I lived as a Pharisee. ⁶ »Now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers. ⁷ »Our twelve tribes served God day and night with the promise and hope of what was to come. It is because of this hope that the Jews accuse me, King Agrippa. ⁸ »Why should it be an incredible thought to you that God should raise the dead? ⁹ »I was convinced that I should oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth. ¹⁰ »That I did in Jerusalem. I locked up many of the holy ones in prison. I received authority from the chief priests and gave the command to put them to death. ¹¹ »I punished them in every synagogue and tried to force them to recant their beliefs. I was exceedingly mad against them. I persecuted them even in strange cities.

¹ At that time Herod the king mistreated those of the congregation. ² He killed James the brother of John with a sword. ³ He saw that it pleased the Jews so he captured Peter also. This happened during the feast of unleavened bread. ⁴ When he apprehended him, he put him in prison. He turned him over to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him. After Passover he would be presented to the people.

¹ After five days Ananias the high priest came down with the elders. They brought an orator, Tertullus, who made a statement to the governor against Paul. ² Tertullus presented his case: ³ »We have seen peace under your rule. Excellent accomplishments have come to this nation due to your forethought. We acknowledge this with profound gratitude, most excellent Felix. ⁴ »That I not hinder you more, I request that you to hear us briefly in fairness. ⁵ »We have found this man to be a troublemaker who stirs up sedition (resists lawful authority) among all the Jews throughout the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes. ⁶ »He even tried to desecrate the temple. So we captured him according to our law. ⁷ »But the Roman commander Lysias came to us with the use of force and snatched him from our hands. ⁸ »He commanded his accusers to come to you. Examine him yourself and you will learn the truth about these charges we bring against him.« ⁹ The Jews also joined in accusing him, saying that these things were true.

¹ Three days after arriving in the province Festus ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem. ² The high priest and Jewish leaders brought charges against Paul.

¹⁵ They killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out. They did not please God and are contrary to all men. ¹⁶ They hindered us from speaking to the nations so that they may be saved. The result was that they always fill up the measure of their sins. But wrath has come upon them to the utmost.

¹³ Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it is to the king,

¹² Beloved ones do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, for it comes upon you like a test, as though some strange thing were happening to you. ¹³ As much as you are partakers of Christ’s sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory you also may rejoice with exceeding joy. ¹⁴ If you are reproached for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.

¹⁰ »'Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil (false accuser) (Devil) is about to throw you into prison, that you may be tested. You will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful even if you must die, and I will give you the crown of life.