Acts 26:21

Paul Makes His Defense Before King Agrippa

²⁰ but preached first to those at Damascus, and Jerusalem, and to all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, practicing works worthy of repentance. ²¹ Because of these things, the Jews seizing me in the temple, attempted to kill me on the spot. ²² Having however obtained help from God, unto this day, I stand witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing but what both the prophets and Moses said should come to pass:

For This Cause

Trying To Kill Me

Acts 21:30-31

And the whole city was in motion, and there was a concourse of people assembled: and laying hands on Paul, they dragged him out of the temple; and immediately the doors were shut.

Acts 21:27

But as the seven days were now drawing to their period, some Jews from Asia seeing him in the temple, excited all the populace to tumult, and laid hands upon him,

Acts 22:22

And they gave him audience to this sentence, and lifted up their voice, saying, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.

Acts 23:12-15

Then as soon as it was day, some of the Jews forming a conspiracy, bound themselves under the direst imprecation, declaring that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

Acts 25:3

begging it as a favour from him, that he would send him back to Jerusalem, lying in wait for him to kill him on the road.