Bible Cross References
And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
Luke 21:12-14
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Before all these things take place, however, you will be arrested and persecuted; you will be handed over to be tried in synagogues and be put in prison; you will be brought before kings and rulers for my sake.
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This will be your chance to tell the Good News.
14
Make up your minds ahead of time not to worry about how you will defend yourselves,
Matthew 10:17-20
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Watch out, for there will be those who will arrest you and take you to court, and they will whip you in the synagogues.
18
For my sake you will be brought to trial before rulers and kings, to tell the Good News to them and to the Gentiles.
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When they bring you to trial, do not worry about what you are going to say or how you will say it; when the time comes, you will be given what you will say.
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For the words you will speak will not be yours; they will come from the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
Matthew 23:34
And so I tell you that I will send you prophets and wise men and teachers; you will kill some of them, crucify others, and whip others in the synagogues and chase them from town to town.
Mark 13:9-11
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"You yourselves must watch out. You will be arrested and taken to court. You will be beaten in the synagogues; you will stand before rulers and kings for my sake to tell them the Good News.
10
But before the end comes, the gospel must be preached to all peoples.
11
And when you are arrested and taken to court, do not worry ahead of time about what you are going to say; when the time comes, say whatever is then given to you. For the words you speak will not be yours; they will come from the Holy Spirit.
Acts 4:5-7
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The next day the Jewish leaders, the elders, and the teachers of the Law gathered in Jerusalem.
6
They met with the High Priest Annas and with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and the others who belonged to the High Priest's family.
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They made the apostles stand before them and asked them, "How did you do this? What power do you have or whose name did you use?"
Acts 5:27-32
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They brought the apostles in, made them stand before the Council, and the High Priest questioned them.
28
"We gave you strict orders not to teach in the name of this man," he said; "but see what you have done! You have spread your teaching all over Jerusalem, and you want to make us responsible for his death!"
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Peter and the other apostles answered, "We must obey God, not men.
30
The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from death, after you had killed him by nailing him to a cross.
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God raised him to his right side as Leader and Savior, to give the people of Israel the opportunity to repent and have their sins forgiven.
32
We are witnesses to these things---we and the Holy Spirit, who is God's gift to those who obey him."
Acts 6:9-15
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But he was opposed by some men who were members of the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), which had Jews from Cyrene and Alexandria. They and other Jews from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia started arguing with Stephen.
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But the Spirit gave Stephen such wisdom that when he spoke, they could not refute him.
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So they bribed some men to say, "We heard him speaking against Moses and against God!"
12
In this way they stirred up the people, the elders, and the teachers of the Law. They seized Stephen and took him before the Council.
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Then they brought in some men to tell lies about him. "This man," they said, "is always talking against our sacred Temple and the Law of Moses.
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We heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will tear down the Temple and change all the customs which have come down to us from Moses!"
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All those sitting in the Council fixed their eyes on Stephen and saw that his face looked like the face of an angel.