Luke 21:12
But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.
Cross-references
Luke 11:49-51 records Jesus' warning that prophets and apostles will be killed—exactly the persecution pattern prophesied for disciples here.
Luke 12:11 echoes this promise of being brought before synagogues and rulers, advising not to worry about defense.
Acts 6:12-15 fulfills the prediction: Stephen is seized, brought before the Sanhedrin, and falsely accused — a direct arrest.
Acts 7:57-60 shows Stephen stoned to death, fulfilling Jesus' warning that some would be killed for his name.
Acts 8:3 shows Saul dragging believers to prison, fulfilling the prediction of persecution and imprisonment for Christ's name.
Acts 9:4 reveals Jesus identifies with the persecuted: 'Why do you persecute me?' — linking the disciples' suffering directly to him.
Acts 12:1 shows Herod persecuting the church, arresting apostles — a direct fulfillment of Jesus' prediction of kings opposing believers.
Acts 16:22-26 shows Paul and Silas arrested, beaten, and imprisoned—directly fulfilling Jesus' prediction of being delivered to prisons.
Acts 21:30 depicts Paul seized by a mob and dragged out of the temple, fulfilling Jesus' warning that they would lay hands on his followers.
Acts 22:30 shows the tribune assembling the chief priests and council to examine Paul, fulfilling Jesus' prediction of being delivered to synagogues.
Acts 24:1-9 has Paul brought before Governor Felix with accusations, directly fulfilling Jesus' prophecy of being brought before governors for his name.
Acts 25:2 records the chief priests accusing Paul before Festus, fulfilling Jesus' word that followers would face accusations before governors.
Acts 25:12 records Festus agreeing to send Paul to Caesar, completing the fulfillment of Jesus' prediction of standing before kings.
Acts 25:22-25 shows Paul before Agrippa and Festus, fulfilling Jesus' prophecy of being brought before kings and governors.
Acts 26:2-11 records Paul's defense before King Agrippa, fulfilling Jesus' prediction that disciples would be brought before kings and governors for His name.
1 Peter 4:12-14 encourages believers suffering 'for the name of Christ,' directly corresponding to Jesus' warning of persecution 'because of my name' in Luke 21:12.
Revelation 2:10 warns of imminent imprisonment and testing, paralleling Jesus' words in Luke 21:12 about being thrown into prison and persecuted.
Acts 5:40 fulfills the persecution: apostles are flogged and released, matching Jesus' warning of physical mistreatment.
Matthew 10:16-25 gives Jesus' earlier commissioning: disciples will be handed over and persecuted, mirroring this prediction of arrest before governors.
Acts 5:17-19 shows the prediction fulfilled: apostles are arrested and put in prison, though an angel frees them.
Acts 4:3-7 fulfills the prediction: Peter and John are seized, imprisoned, and brought before rulers and the Sanhedrin.
Matthew 23:34-36 has Jesus prophesying persecution and martyrdom of his sent ones, directly matching the fate described for disciples here.
Matthew 24:9 is the parallel account in Matthew's Olivet Discourse: 'you will be handed over to be persecuted'—almost identical to this verse.
John 16:2 parallels Jesus' prediction: believers will be expelled from synagogues and killed by those who think they serve God.
John 15:20 states: 'If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also'—the same principle underlying the coming persecution here.
Mark 13:9-13 is the parallel passage, detailing arrests, floggings, and witness before governors—the same Olivet Discourse context.
Matthew 24:10 adds that many will fall away and betray each other—a consequence of the persecution foretold here, enriching the same discourse.
Matthew 5:10 pronounces blessing on those persecuted for righteousness, directly relating to Jesus' warning of persecution in Luke 21:12.
1 Thessalonians 3:3 affirms that trials are destined for believers — matching the persecution Jesus promised here.
Matthew 10:17 gives the same warning about being handed over to councils and flogged in synagogues — a direct parallel to this prediction.
Acts 16:23 shows Paul and Silas flogged and thrown into prison — fulfilling this prophecy of persecution.
Acts 12:4 describes Peter's arrest and imprisonment by Herod — a clear fulfillment of this prediction.
John 16:4 states Jesus told them so they would remember when persecution comes — the purpose behind this warning.
Matthew 5:10 pronounces blessing on those persecuted for righteousness, directly relating to Jesus' warning of persecution in Luke 21:12.
Acts 5:18 shows the apostles arrested and put in jail — a direct fulfillment of this prophecy of seizure and imprisonment.
John 16:3 adds the motive: persecutors act because they don't know the Father or Jesus — deepening the reason behind the prediction.
Philippians 1:28 exhorts believers not to be frightened by opponents — the very opposition predicted here.
1 Thessalonians 2:15 describes Jewish persecution that drove out Paul, echoing the same hostility Jesus warned disciples would face in Luke 21:12.