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Romans 15:31
Pray that I may be kept safe from the unbelievers in Judea and that the contribution I take to Jerusalem may be favorably received by the Lord’s people there, (niv)
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2 Corinthians 4 3-2 Corinthians 4 4
And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. (niv)
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Deuteronomy 32:20
“ I will hide my face from them,” he said,“ and see what their end will be; for they are a perverse generation, children who are unfaithful. (niv)
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Romans 10:16
But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says,“ Lord, who has believed our message?” (niv)
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Acts 28:24
Some were convinced by what he said, but others would not believe. (niv)
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1 Thessalonians 2 18
For we wanted to come to you— certainly I, Paul, did, again and again— but Satan blocked our way. (niv)
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Luke 18:8
I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?” (niv)
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Acts 13:45
When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying and heaped abuse on him. (niv)
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1 Corinthians 15 32
If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus with no more than human hopes, what have I gained? If the dead are not raised,“ Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.” (niv)
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Acts 14:2
But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the other Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers. (niv)
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Acts 17:5
But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city. They rushed to Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd. (niv)
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Matthew 17:17
“ You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied,“ how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.” (niv)
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Matthew 23:23
“ Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices— mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law— justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. (niv)
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Acts 13:50
But the Jewish leaders incited the God- fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region. (niv)
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2 Timothy 4 17
But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion’s mouth. (niv)
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2 Corinthians 1 8-2 Corinthians 1 10
We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself.Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us again. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us, (niv)
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John 2:23-25
Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many people saw the signs he was performing and believed in his name.But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people.He did not need any testimony about mankind, for he knew what was in each person. (niv)