²⁸ Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One^(A) who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

¹¹ “Blessed are you when people insult you,^(C) persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.^{(D) 12} Rejoice and be glad,^(E) because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.^(F)

¹¹ Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.^(A)

¹² “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.^{(B) 13} Everyone will hate you because of me,^(C) but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.^(D)

⁶ Therefore Jesus told them, “My time^(A) is not yet here; for you any time will do. ⁷ The world cannot hate you, but it hates me^(B) because I testify that its works are evil.^{(C) 8} You go to the festival. I am not^[a] going up to this festival, because my time^(D) has not yet fully come.”