The Persecuted Church

[8] And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; [9] I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. [10] Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. [11] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.

• Tested
• Heart

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

• Way

And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

• Church
• Persecution

For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:

• Church

For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.

• Bigotry

Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

• Smyrna
• Church

And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;

• Persecution
• Persecution

And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

• Persecution

Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.