Persecutions Are Coming^(A)

^16 (B)“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. ^(C)Therefore be wise as serpents and ^(D)harmless^[a] as doves. ¹⁷ But beware of men, for ^(E)they will deliver you up to councils and ^(F)scourge you in their synagogues. ^18 (G)You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. ^19 (H)But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you should speak. For ^(I)it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak; ^20 (J)for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.

^21 (K)“Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. ²² And ^(L)you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. ^(M)But he who endures to the end will be saved.

^10 (A)Then He said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. ¹¹ And there will be great ^(B)earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven. ^12 (C)But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and ^(D)prisons. ^(E)You will be brought before kings and rulers ^(F)for My name’s sake. ¹³ But ^(G)it will turn out for you as an occasion for testimony. ^14 (H)Therefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will ^[a]answer; ¹⁵ for I will give you a mouth and wisdom ^(I)which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or ^[b]resist. ^16 (J)You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relatives and friends; and they will put ^(K)some of you to death. ¹⁷ And ^(L)you will be hated by all for My name’s sake.