"Rejoice,ª° andª be exceeding glad:ª° forª greatª [is] yourª rewardª inª heaven:ª forª soª persecuted¹ they²° the¹ prophetsª whichª were beforeª you.ª" {Mtt 5:12} + "Whereforeª ye be witnessesª° unto yourselves,ª thatª ye areª° the childrenª of them which killedª° the¹ prophets.ª ... O Jerusalem,ª Jerusalem,ª [thou] that killestª° the¹ prophets,ª andª stonestª° them which are sentª° untoª thee,ª how oftenª would¹ I²° have gathered²° thy²² children² together,ª°¹¹ even asª¹ a henª gatherethª° herª chickensª underª [her] wings,ª andª ye wouldª° not!ª" {Mtt 23:31-37} + "For it was¹ [so], when Jezebelª cut offª°¹ the prophetsª of the LORD,ª that Obadiahª tookª° an hundredª prophets,ª and hidª° them by fiftyªª in a cave,ª and fedª° them with breadª and water.)ª" {1Kg 18:4} + "Was it not¹ toldª° my lordª¹ what¹ I didª° when Jezebelª slewª°¹ the prophetsª of the LORD,ª how I hidª° an hundredª menª of the LORD'S² prophetsª¹¹ by fiftyª¹ in a cave,ª and fedª° them with breadª and water?ª" {1Kg 18:13} + "Then Jezebelª sentª° a messengerª unto¹ Elijah,ª saying,ª° So¹ let the godsª doª° [to me], and moreª° also,¹ if¹ I makeª° not¹ thy lifeª as the lifeª of oneª of¹ them by to morrowª about this time.ª" {1Kg 19:2} + "And he said,ª° I have been very²° jealousª° for the LORDª Godª of hosts:ª for¹ the childrenª of Israelª have forsakenª° thy covenant,ª thrown downª°¹ thine altars,ª and slainª° thy prophetsª with the sword;ª and I,¹ [even] I only,¹ am left;ª° and they seekª°¹ my life,ª to take it away.ª°" {1Kg 19:10} + "But Zedekiahª the sonª of Chenaanahª went near,ª° and smoteª°¹ Micaiahª on¹ the cheek,ª and said,ª° Which¹ way²¹ wentª° the Spiritª of the LORDª from¹¹ me to speakª° unto¹ thee?" {1Kg 22:24} + "Then Asaª was wrothª° with¹ the seer,²°¹ and putª° him in a prisonª house;ª for¹ [he was] in a rageª with¹ him because of¹ this¹ [thing]. And Asaª oppressedª° [some] of¹ the peopleª the same¹ time.ª" {2Ch 16:10} + "And they conspiredª° against¹ him, and stonedª° him with stonesª at the commandmentª of the kingª in the courtª of the houseª of the LORD.ª ... Thus Joashª the kingª rememberedª° not¹ the kindnessª which¹ Jehoiadaª his fatherª had doneª° to¹ him, but slewª°¹ his son.ª And when he died,²¹ he said,ª° The LORDª look²° upon¹ [it], and requireª° [it]." {2Ch 24:21-22} + "And the LORDª Godª of their fathersª sentª° to¹ them byª his messengers,ª rising up betimes,ª° and sending;ª° because¹ he had compassionª° on¹ his people,ª and on¹ his dwelling place:ª ... But they mockedª°¹ the messengersª of God,ª and despisedª° his words,ª and misusedª° his prophets,ª until¹ the wrathª of the LORDª aroseª° against his people,ª till¹ [there was] no¹ remedy.ª" {2Ch 36:15-16} + "Nevertheless they were disobedient,ª° and rebelledª° against thee, and castª°¹ thy lawª behindª their backs,ª and slewª° thy prophetsª which¹ testifiedª° against them to turnª° them to¹ thee, and they wroughtª° greatª provocations.ª" {Neh 9:26} + "In vainª have I smittenª°¹ your children;ª they receivedª° no¹ correction:ª your own swordª hath devouredª° your prophets,ª like a destroyingª° lion.ª" {Jer 2:30} + "From¹ the thirteenthªª yearª of Josiahª the sonª of Amonª kingª of Judah,ª even unto¹ this¹ day,ª that¹ [is] the threeª and twentiethª year,ª the wordª of the LORDª hath come¹ unto¹ me, and I have spokenª° unto¹ you, rising earlyª° and speaking;ª° but ye have not¹ hearkened.ª° ... Yet ye have not¹ hearkenedª° unto¹ me, saithª° the LORD;ª that¹ ye might provoke me to angerª° with the worksª of your handsª to your own hurt.ª" {Jer 25:3-7} + "And when Jehoiakimª the king,ª with all¹ his mighty men,ª and all¹ the princes,ª heardª°¹ his words,ª the kingª soughtª° to put him to death:ª° but when Urijahª heardª° it, he was afraid,ª° and fled,ª° and went²° into¹ Egypt;ª ... Nevertheless¹ the handª of Ahikamª the sonª of Shaphanª was¹ with¹ Jeremiah,ª that they should not¹ giveª° him into the handª of the peopleª to put him to death.ª°" {Jer 26:21-24} + "Neverthelessª Iª mustª° walkª° to day,ª andª to morrow,ª andª the¹ [day] following:ª° forª it cannot beªª° that a prophetª perishª° out¹ of² Jerusalem.ª ... O Jerusalem,ª Jerusalem,ª which² killestª° the¹ prophets,ª andª stonestª° them that are sentª° untoª thee;ª how oftenª wouldª° I have gathered²° thy² children² together,ª°¹¹ asªª a henª [doth gather] herª broodª underª [her] wings,ª andª ye wouldª° not!ª" {Lke 13:33-34} + "Whichª of the¹ prophetsª have²° notª yourª fathersª persecuted?ª° andª they have slainª° them which² shewed beforeª° ofª the¹ comingª of the¹ Just One;ª of whomª yeª have beenª° nowª the betrayersª andª murderers:ª" {Act 7:52} + "Who both² killedª°¹ the¹ Lordª Jesus,ª andª their ownª prophets,ª andª have persecutedª° us;ª andª they pleaseª° notª God,ª andª are contraryª to allª men:ª ... Forbiddingª° usª to speakª° to the¹ Gentilesª thatª they might be saved,ª° to² fill upª° their²¹ sinsª alway:ª forª the¹ wrathª is comeª° uponª themª toª the uttermost.ª" {1Th 2:15-16} + "Andª othersª hadª° trialª of [cruel] mockingsª andª scourgings,ª yea,ª moreoverª of bondsª andª imprisonment:ª ... They were stoned,ª° they were sawn asunder,ª° were tempted,ª° were slainª° withª the¹ sword:ª² they wandered aboutª° inª sheepskinsª and²¹ goatskins;ªª¹ being destitute,ª° afflicted,ª° tormented;ª°" {Hbr 11:36-37} + "Andª whenª he had openedª° the¹ fifthª seal,ª I sawª° underª the¹ altarª the¹ soulsª of them that were slainª° forª the¹ wordª of God,ª andª forª the¹ testimonyª whichª they held:ª°" {Rev 6:9} |
