Mark 13:9

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Mark 13:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible

7 When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

8 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.

9 So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.

10 And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.

11 But when they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand what to say. Instead, speak whatever you are given at that time, for it will not be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

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Mark 13:5

Jesus began by telling them, “See to it that no one deceives you.

Matthew 10:17

But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.

Matthew 10:18

On My account, you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.

Matthew 23:34

Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town.

Matthew 23:35

And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Matthew 23:36

Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.

Matthew 23:37

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

Matthew 24:9

Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

Matthew 24:10

At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,

Luke 21:16

You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death.

Luke 21:17

And you will be hated by everyone because of My name.

Luke 21:18

Yet not even a hair of your head will perish.

John 15:20

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

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 4:1

While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,

Acts 4:2

greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.

Acts 4:3

They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.

Acts 4:4

But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.

Acts 4:5

The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,

Acts 4:6

along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family.

Acts 4:7

They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”

Acts 4:8

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people!

Acts 4:9

If we are being examined today about a kind service to a man who was lame, to determine how he was healed,

Acts 4:10

then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.

Acts 4:11

This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’

Acts 4:12

Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

Acts 4:13

When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.

Acts 4:14

And seeing the man who had been healed standing there with them, they had nothing to say in response.

Acts 4:15

So they ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin and then conferred together.

Acts 4:16

“What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.

Acts 4:17

But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”

Acts 4:18

Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

Acts 4:19

But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.

Acts 4:20

For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

Acts 4:21

After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.

Acts 5:17

Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out

Acts 5:18

and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

Acts 5:19

But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,

Acts 5:20

“Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”

Acts 5:21

At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.

Acts 5:22

But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:

Acts 5:23

“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

Acts 5:24

When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.

Acts 5:25

Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”

Acts 5:26

At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.

Acts 5:27

They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.

Acts 5:28

“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”

Acts 5:29

But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.

Acts 5:30

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.

Acts 5:31

God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

Acts 5:32

We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

Acts 5:33

When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.

Acts 5:34

But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.

Acts 5:35

“Men of Israel,” he said, “consider carefully what you are about to do to these men.

Acts 5:36

Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.

Acts 5:37

After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and drew away people after him. He too perished, and all his followers were scattered.

Acts 5:38

So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.

Acts 5:39

But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”

Acts 5:40

At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.

Acts 6:11

Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”

Acts 6:12

So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,

Acts 6:13

where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.

Acts 6:14

For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”

Acts 6:15

All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

Acts 7:54

On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.

Acts 7:55

But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

Acts 7:56

“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”

Acts 7:57

At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.

Acts 7:58

They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Acts 7:59

While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

Acts 7:60

Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

Acts 8:1

And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

Acts 8:2

God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.

Acts 8:3

But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

Acts 9:1

Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest

Acts 9:2

and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

Acts 9:13

But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.

Acts 9:14

And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”

Acts 9:16

I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”

Acts 12:1

About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.

Acts 12:2

He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.

Acts 12:3

And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

Acts 16:20

They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil

Acts 16:21

by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”

Acts 16:22

The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods.

Acts 16:23

And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.

Acts 16:24

On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

Acts 21:11

Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”

Acts 21:31

While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.

Acts 21:32

Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

Acts 21:33

The commander came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.

Acts 21:34

Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, and some another. And since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks.

Acts 21:35

When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.

Acts 21:36

For the crowd that followed him kept shouting, “Away with him!”

Acts 21:37

As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied.

Acts 21:38

“Aren’t you the Egyptian who incited a rebellion some time ago and led four thousand members of the ‘Assassins’ into the wilderness?”

Acts 21:39

But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”

Acts 21:40

Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:

Acts 22:19

‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.

Acts 22:20

And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’

Acts 23:1

Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”

Acts 23:2

At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.

Acts 24:1

Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.

Acts 24:2

When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.

Acts 24:3

In every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with all gratitude.

Acts 24:4

But in order not to burden you any further, I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly.

Acts 24:5

We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,

Acts 24:6

and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.

Acts 24:8

By examining him yourself, you will be able to learn the truth about all our charges against him.”

Acts 24:9

The Jews concurred, asserting that these charges were true.

Acts 25:1

Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,

Acts 25:2

where the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul. They urged Festus

Acts 25:3

to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.

Acts 25:4

But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.

Acts 25:5

So if this man has done anything wrong, let some of your leaders come down with me and accuse him there.”

Acts 25:6

After spending no more than eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in.

Acts 25:7

When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.

Acts 25:8

Then Paul made his defense: “I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar.”

Acts 25:9

But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to stand trial before me on these charges?”

Acts 25:10

Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.

Acts 25:11

If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”

Acts 25:12

Then Festus conferred with his council and replied, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”

Acts 25:13

After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.

Acts 25:14

Since they were staying several days, Festus laid out Paul’s case before the king: “There is a certain man whom Felix left in prison.

Acts 25:15

While I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews presented their case and requested a judgment against him.

Acts 25:16

I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.

Acts 25:17

So when they came here with me, I did not delay. The next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered that the man be brought in.

Acts 25:18

But when his accusers rose to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.

Acts 25:19

They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

Acts 25:20

Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate these matters, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.

Acts 25:21

But when Paul appealed to be held over for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered that he be held until I could send him to Caesar.”

Acts 25:22

Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.” “Tomorrow you will hear him,” Festus declared.

Acts 25:23

The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium, along with the commanders and leading men of the city. And Festus ordered that Paul be brought in.

Acts 25:24

Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.

Acts 25:25

But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.

Acts 25:26

I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign one about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this inquiry I may have something to write.

1 Corinthians 4:9

For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.

1 Corinthians 4:10

We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.

1 Corinthians 4:11

To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.

1 Corinthians 4:12

We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

1 Corinthians 4:13

when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.

2 Corinthians 11:23

Are they servants of Christ? I am speaking like I am out of my mind, but I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.

2 Corinthians 11:24

Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one.

2 Corinthians 11:25

Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.

2 Corinthians 11:26

In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers,

2 Corinthians 11:27

in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.

Philippians 1:29

For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,

2 Thessalonians 1:5

All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.

Revelation 1:9

I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.

Revelation 2:10

Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Revelation 2:13

I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits. Yet you have held fast to My name and have not denied your faith in Me, even in the day when My faithful witness Antipas was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

Revelation 6:9

And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.

Revelation 6:10

And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?”

Revelation 6:11

Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed.

Mark 1:44

“See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

Mark 6:11

If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”

Luke 9:5

If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.”