For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.”

However, Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm.

But the things God foretold long ago through all the prophets – that his Christ would suffer – he has fulfilled in this way.

To the same apostles also, after his suffering, he presented himself alive with many convincing proofs. He was seen by them over a forty-day period and spoke about matters concerning the kingdom of God.

explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and to rise from the dead, saying, “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ.”