¹⁵ What I’m about to tell you is true. On judgment day it will be easier for Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

¹⁶ “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as snakes and as harmless as doves. ¹⁷ Watch out! You will be handed over to the local courts. You will be whipped in the synagogues.