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Matthew 10:23
When they persecute you in one town, escape to another. For I assure you: You will not have covered the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
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Acts 8:1
Saul agreed with putting him to death. On that day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout the land of Judea and Samaria.
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Acts 11:19
Those who had been scattered as a result of the persecution that started because of Stephen made their way as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message to no one except Jews.
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Acts 14:2-7
But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against the brothers.So they stayed there for some time and spoke boldly in reliance on the Lord, who testified to the message of His grace by granting that signs and wonders be performed through them.But the people of the city were divided, some siding with the Jews and some with the apostles.When an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to assault and stone them,they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian towns called Lystra and Derbe, and to the surrounding countryside.And there they kept evangelizing.
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Acts 15:35
But Paul and Barnabas, along with many others, remained in Antioch teaching and proclaiming the message of the Lord.
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1 Thessalonians 2 2
On the contrary, after we had previously suffered, and we were treated outrageously in Philippi, as you know, we were emboldened by our God to speak the gospel of God to you in spite of great opposition.