And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—

I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not …

He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.

If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.

Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you …

But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.

Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.

So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.

I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take …

“Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”

Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. And after He had said this, He told him, “Follow Me.”

And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,

as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”

While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”

So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.

and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will …

Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the …

strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.

And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.

On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

When he would not be dissuaded, we quieted down and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”