¹⁷ Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils^(A) and be flogged in the synagogues.^(B)

²² You will be hated by everyone because of me,^(A) but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.^(B)

The World Hates the Disciples

¹⁸ “If the world hates you,^(A) keep in mind that it hated me first.

² They will put you out of the synagogue;^(A) in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God.^(B)