Topic
Martyrdom
60 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
These works date from 1896–1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Kings 18:4Nave · Torrey INSTANCES OF — Prophets killed by Jezebel
For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
- Matthew 10:21Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
- Matthew 16:25Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
- Matthew 24:9Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
- Luke 11:50Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
- Acts 12:2Nave · Torrey INSTANCES OF — James the apostle
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
- Revelation 17:6Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
- Genesis 4:3–8Nave INSTANCES OF — Abel
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: But…
- Genesis 4:8Torrey Exemplified — Abel
And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
- 1 Samuel 22:18Torrey Exemplified — Ahimelech and his fellow priests
And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.
- 1 Samuel 22:19Torrey Exemplified — Ahimelech and his fellow priests
And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
- 1 Kings 18:13Nave INSTANCES OF — Prophets killed by Jezebel
Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD’s prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
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- 1 Kings 19:10 Torrey Exemplified — Prophets and Saints of old
- 2 Chronicles 24:21 Nave INSTANCES OF
- 2 Chronicles 24:22 Nave INSTANCES OF
- Psalms 44:22 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Jeremiah 26:23 Torrey Exemplified — Urijah
- Matthew 10:22 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Matthew 10:28 Torrey SAINTS — Should not fear
- Matthew 10:39 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Matthew 16:24 Torrey SAINTS — Should be prepared for
- Matthew 22:6 Nave INSTANCES OF — The prophets
- Matthew 23:34 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Matthew 23:35 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Mark 6:18–28 Nave INSTANCES OF — John the Baptist
- Mark 6:27 Torrey Exemplified — John the Baptist
- Mark 13:12 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Luke 9:24 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Luke 11:51 Torrey Of saints, shall be avenged
- Luke 21:16 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Luke 21:17 Nave General scriptures concerning
- John 12:25 Nave General scriptures concerning
- John 16:2 Torrey SAINTS — Forewarned of
- John 21:18 Torrey Exemplified — Peter
- John 21:19 Torrey Exemplified — Peter
- Acts 7:58–60 Nave INSTANCES OF — Stephen
- Acts 7:58 Torrey Exemplified — Stephen
- Acts 9:1 Torrey Exemplified — Christians
- Acts 21:13 Torrey SAINTS — Should be prepared for
- Acts 22:4 Torrey Exemplified — Christians
- Acts 26:10 Torrey Exemplified — Christians
- Romans 8:36 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Romans 11:3 Nave INSTANCES OF — The prophets
- 1 Corinthians 13:3 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15 Nave INSTANCES OF — The prophets
- Hebrews 11:32–37 Nave INSTANCES OF — The prophets
- Hebrews 11:37 Torrey Exemplified — Prophets and Saints of old
- Hebrews 12:4 Torrey SAINTS — Should resist sin to
- 1 John 3:12 Torrey Exemplified — Abel
- Revelation 2:10 Torrey SAINTS — Should not fear
- Revelation 2:13 Torrey Inflicted at the instigation of the devil
- Revelation 6:9–11 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Revelation 6:9 Torrey Is death endured for the word of God, and testimony of Christ
- Revelation 6:11 Torrey Reward of
- Revelation 11:7–12 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Revelation 12:11 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Revelation 16:6 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Revelation 18:20–24 Torrey Of saints, shall be avenged
- Revelation 18:24 Torrey The Apostasy guilty of inflicting
- Revelation 20:4 Torrey Is death endured for the word of God, and testimony of Christ
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 34 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → General scriptures concerning Ps 44:22; Mt 10:21,22,39; 16:25; 23:34,35; 24:9; Mr 13:12; Lu 9:24; 11:50; 21:16,17; Joh 12:25; Ro 8:36; 1Co 13:3; Re 6:9-11; 11:7-12; 12:11; 16:6; 17:6
- → See PERSECUTION
- → INSTANCES OF
- Abel Ge 4:3-8
- Prophets killed by Jezebel 1Ki 18:4,13
- Zechariah 2Ch 24:21,22
- John the Baptist Mr 6:18-28
- Jesus
- See JESUS
- Stephen Ac 7:58-60
- James the apostle Ac 12:2
- The prophets Mt 22:6; 23:35; Ro 11:3; 1Th 2:15; Heb 11:32-37
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 39 references, grouped by sub-topic
Texts: Nave's Topical Bible (1896); Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.