Acts 9:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I will show him how much he must suffer for worshipping in my name.”

Cross References

Isaiah 33:1

You defeated my people. Now you're in for trouble! You've never been destroyed, but you will be destroyed; you've never been betrayed, but you will be betrayed. When you have finished destroying and betraying, you will be destroyed and betrayed in return.

Matthew 24:9

You will be arrested, punished, and even killed. Because of me, you will be hated by people of all nations.

Matthew 5:11

God will bless you when people insult you, ill-treat you, and tell all kinds of evil lies about you because of me.

John 15:20

Remember how I told you that servants are not greater than their master. So if people ill-treat me, they will ill-treat you. If they do what I say, they will do what you say.

Acts 14:22

They encouraged the followers and begged them to remain faithful. They told them, “We have to suffer a lot before we can get into God's kingdom.”

Acts 21:11

He took Paul's belt, and with it he tied up his own hands and feet. Then he told us, “The Holy Spirit says that some of the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem will tie up the man who owns this belt. They will also hand him over to the Gentiles.”

Acts 21:13

But Paul answered, “Why are you crying and breaking my heart? I am not only willing to be put in jail for the Lord Jesus. I am even willing to die for him in Jerusalem!”

Acts 21:4

We found the Lord's followers and stayed with them for a week. The Holy Spirit had told them to warn Paul not to go on to Jerusalem.

Acts 9:14

Now the chief priests have given him the power to come here and arrest anyone who worships in your name.”

Acts 9:6

Now get up and go into the city, where you will be told what to do.”

2 Corinthians 6:4

But in everything and in every way we show that we truly are God's servants. We have always been patient, though we have had a lot of trouble, suffering, and hard times.

1 Thessalonians 3:3

We didn't want any of you to be discouraged by all these troubles. You knew we would have to suffer,

2 Timothy 1:12

That's why I am suffering now. But I am not ashamed! I know the one I have faith in, and I am sure that he can guard until the last day what he has trusted me with.

2 Timothy 3:11

trouble and suffering in the cities of Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. Yet the Lord rescued me from all those terrible troubles.

1 Peter 4:14

Count it a blessing when you suffer for being a Christian. This shows that God's glorious Spirit is with you.

Revelation 1:9

I am John, a follower together with all of you. We suffer because Jesus is our king, but he gives us the strength to endure. I was sent to Patmos Island, because I had preached God's message and had told about Jesus.