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Acts 8:3
But Saul was trying to destroy the church; entering one house after another, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.
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Acts 9:1
Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats to murder the Lord’s disciples, went to the high priest
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Acts 22:19-20
I replied,‘ Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat those in the various synagogues who believed in you.And when the blood of your witness Stephen was shed, I myself was standing nearby, approving, and guarding the cloaks of those who were killing him.’
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1 Samuel 16 2
Samuel replied,“ How can I go? Saul will hear about it and kill me!” But the LORD said,“ Take a heifer with you and say,‘ I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’
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Romans 15:31
Pray that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea and that my ministry in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,
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Romans 1:7
To all those loved by God in Rome, called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
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Exodus 4:13-19
But Moses said,“ O my Lord, please send anyone else whom you wish to send!”Then the LORD became angry with Moses, and he said,“ What about your brother Aaron the Levite? I know that he can speak very well. Moreover, he is coming to meet you, and when he sees you he will be glad in his heart.“ So you are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. And as for me, I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you both what you must do.He will speak for you to the people, and it will be as if he were your mouth and as if you were his God.You will also take in your hand this staff, with which you will do the signs.”So Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him,“ Let me go, so that I may return to my relatives in Egypt and see if they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses,“ Go in peace.”The LORD said to Moses in Midian,“ Go back to Egypt, because all the men who were seeking your life are dead.”
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Jonah 1:2-3
“ Go immediately to Nineveh, that large capital city, and announce judgment against its people because their wickedness has come to my attention.”Instead, Jonah immediately headed off to Tarshish to escape from the commission of the LORD. He traveled to Joppa and found a merchant ship heading to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard it to go with them to Tarshish far away from the LORD.
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Romans 16:2
so that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints and provide her with whatever help she may need from you, for she has been a great help to many, including me.
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Acts 9:32
Now as Peter was traveling around from place to place, he also came down to the saints who lived in Lydda.
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1 Kings 18 9-1 Kings 18 14
Obadiah said,“ What sin have I committed that you are ready to hand your servant over to Ahab for execution?As certainly as the LORD your God lives, my master has sent to every nation and kingdom in an effort to find you. When they say,‘ He’s not here,’ he makes them swear an oath that they could not find you.Now you say,‘ Go and say to your master,“ Elijah is back.”’But when I leave you, the LORD’s spirit will carry you away so I can’t find you. If I go tell Ahab I’ve seen you, he won’t be able to find you and he will kill me. That would not be fair, because your servant has been a loyal follower of the LORD from my youth.Certainly my master is aware of what I did when Jezebel was killing the LORD’s prophets. I hid one hundred of the LORD’s prophets in two caves in two groups of fifty and I brought them food and water.Now you say,‘ Go and say to your master,“ Elijah is back,”’ but he will kill me.”
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Acts 26:10-11
And that is what I did in Jerusalem: Not only did I lock up many of the saints in prisons by the authority I received from the chief priests, but I also cast my vote against them when they were sentenced to death.I punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to force them to blaspheme. Because I was so furiously enraged at them, I went to persecute them even in foreign cities.
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Acts 22:4
I persecuted this Way even to the point of death, tying up both men and women and putting them in prison,
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1 Timothy 1 13-1 Timothy 1 15
even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I was treated with mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief,and our Lord’s grace was abundant, bringing faith and love in Christ Jesus.This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance:“ Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”– and I am the worst of them!
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Jeremiah 20:9-10
Sometimes I think,“ I will make no mention of his message. I will not speak as his messenger any more.” But then his message becomes like a fire locked up inside of me, burning in my heart and soul. I grow weary of trying to hold it in; I cannot contain it.I hear many whispering words of intrigue against me. Those who would cause me terror are everywhere! They are saying,“ Come on, let’s publicly denounce him!” All my so-called friends are just watching for something that would lead to my downfall. They say,“ Perhaps he can be enticed into slipping up, so we can prevail over him and get our revenge on him.
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Ezekiel 3:14
A wind lifted me up and carried me away. I went bitterly, my spirit full of fury, and the hand of the LORD rested powerfully on me.
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Romans 15:25-26
But now I go to Jerusalem to minister to the saints.For Macedonia and Achaia are pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
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Matthew 10:16
“ I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
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Romans 16:15
Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the believers who are with them.
