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Acts 26:11
I often went from one synagogue to another to have them punished. I tried to force them to speak evil things against Jesus. All I wanted to do was hurt them. I even went looking for them in the cities of other lands.
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Isaiah 65:15
My chosen ones will use your names when they curse others. I am your Lord and King. I will put you to death. But I will give new names to those who serve me.
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Psalms 69:20
They have broken my heart by saying evil things about me. It has left me helpless. I looked for pity, but I didn’t find any. I looked for someone to comfort me, but I didn’t find anyone.
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Psalms 89:51
Lord, your enemies have said mean things. They have laughed at everything your anointed king has done.
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Acts 7:54
When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they became very angry. They were so angry they ground their teeth at Stephen.
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Psalms 31:11-13
My neighbors make fun of me because I have so many enemies. My closest friends are afraid of me. People who see me on the street run away from me.No one remembers me. I might as well be dead. I have become like broken pottery.I hear many people whispering,“ There is terror all around him!” Many have joined together against me. They plan to kill me.
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Psalms 69:9-10
My great love for your house destroys me. Those who make fun of you make fun of me also.When I weep and go without eating, they laugh at me.
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Psalms 55:3
I’m troubled by what my enemies say about me. I’m upset because they say they will harm me. They cause me all kinds of suffering. When they are angry, they attack me with their words.
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Psalms 2:1
Why do the nations plan evil together? Why do they make useless plans?
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Acts 23:12-35
The next morning some Jews gathered secretly to make plans against Paul. They made a promise to themselves. They promised that they would not eat or drink anything until they killed him.More than 40 men took part in this plan.They went to the chief priests and the elders. They said,“ We have made a special promise to God. We will not eat anything until we have killed Paul.Now then, you and the Sanhedrin must make an appeal to the commanding officer. Ask him to bring Paul to you. Pretend you want more facts about his case. We are ready to kill him before he gets here.”But Paul’s nephew heard about this plan. So he went into the fort and told Paul.Then Paul called one of the commanders. He said to him,“ Take this young man to the commanding officer. He has something to tell him.”So the commander took Paul’s nephew to the officer. The commander said,“ Paul, the prisoner, sent for me. He asked me to bring this young man to you. The young man has something to tell you.”The commanding officer took the young man by the hand. He spoke to him in private.“ What do you want to tell me?” the officer asked.He said,“ Some Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow. They will pretend they want more facts about him.Don’t give in to them. More than 40 of them are waiting in hiding to attack him. They have promised that they will not eat or drink anything until they have killed him. They are ready now. All they need is for you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin.”The commanding officer let the young man go. But he gave him a warning.“ Don’t tell anyone you have reported this to me,” he said.Then the commanding officer called for two of his commanders. He ordered them,“ Gather a company of 200 soldiers, 70 horsemen and 200 men armed with spears. Get them ready to go to Caesarea at nine o’clock tonight.Provide horses for Paul so that he may be taken safely to Governor Felix.”Here is the letter the officer wrote.I, Claudius Lysias, am writing this letter. I am sending it to His Excellency, Governor Felix. Greetings.The Jews grabbed Paul. They were about to kill him. But I came with my soldiers and saved him. I had learned that he is a Roman citizen.I wanted to know why they were bringing charges against him. So I brought him to their Sanhedrin.I found out that the charge against him was based on questions about their law. But there was no charge against him worthy of death or prison.Then I was told about a plan against the man. So I sent him to you at once. I also ordered those bringing charges against him to present their case to you.The soldiers followed their orders. During the night they took Paul with them. They brought him as far as Antipatris.The next day they let the horsemen go on with him. The soldiers returned to the fort.The horsemen arrived in Caesarea. They gave the letter to the governor. Then they handed Paul over to him.The governor read the letter. He asked Paul where he was from. He learned that Paul was from Cilicia.So he said,“ I will hear your case when those bringing charges against you get here.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.
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Jeremiah 29:22
Because of what happens to them, people will use their names when they curse someone. All those who have been taken from Judah to Babylon will use their names in that way. They will say,‘ May the Lord treat you like Zedekiah and Ahab. The king of Babylon burned them in the fire.’
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Romans 15:3
Even Christ did not please himself. It is written,“ The bad things people have said about you have been aimed at me also.”( Psalm 69:9)
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Luke 6:11
But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were very angry. They began to talk to one another about what they might do to Jesus.
