Acts 5:41
5:41 So they left the council rejoicing because they had been considered worthy
to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.
Acts 16:12
16:12 and from there to Philippi,
which is a leading city of that district
of Macedonia,
a Roman colony.
We stayed in this city for some days.
Acts 16:22-24
16:22 The crowd joined the attack against them, and the magistrates tore the clothes off Paul and Silas and ordered them to be beaten with rods.
16:23 After they had beaten them severely, they threw them into prison and commanded the jailer to guard them securely.
16:24 Receiving such orders, he threw them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
Acts 16:37
16:37 But Paul said to the police officers,
“They had us beaten in public
without a proper trial
– even though we are Roman citizens
– and they threw us
in prison. And now they want to send us away
secretly? Absolutely not! They
themselves must come and escort us out!”
Acts 16:2
16:2 The brothers in Lystra
and Iconium
spoke well
of him.
Acts 1:12
A Replacement for Judas is Chosen
1:12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called the Mount of Olives (which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away).
Hebrews 11:36-37
11:36 And others experienced mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
11:37 They were stoned, sawed apart,
murdered with the sword; they went about in sheepskins and goatskins; they were destitute, afflicted, ill-treated
Hebrews 12:2-3
12:2 keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and
has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
12:3 Think of him who endured such opposition against himself by sinners, so that you may not grow weary in your souls and give up.
Hebrews 12:1
The Lord’s Discipline
12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,
Hebrews 2:14-16
2:14 Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, he likewise shared in
their humanity,
so that through death he could destroy
the one who holds the power of death (that is, the devil),
2:15 and set free those who were held in slavery all their lives by their fear of death.
2:16 For surely his concern is not for angels, but he is concerned for Abraham’s descendants.