12 Bible Verses about Handing Over People

Be quick to come to terms with your opponent while you are on the road to court with him, so that he may not turn you over to the judge and the judge turn you over to the officer, and you be put in prison.

For instance, when you are on the way to court with your opponent, take the utmost pains on the way to get entirely rid of him, so that he may not rush you before the judge, and the judge turn you over to the sheriff, and the sheriff put you in prison.

Be on your guard against men, for they will turn you over to the courts and will flog you in their synagogues,

So you must be on the lookout for yourselves; they will turn you over to courts, and to synagogues where you will be beaten, and you must appear before governors and kings for my sake, to testify to them.

But before all this takes place, people will arrest you and persecute you, and turn you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake.

At that time they will turn you over to torture, and will murder you, and you will be hated by all the heathen, because you bear my name.

Then many will fall by the way, and will betray one another and hate one another.

One brother will turn another over to death, and a father his child, and children will take a stand against their parents, and will have them put to death.

One brother will turn another over to death, and a father his child, and children will take a stand against their parents and have them put to death.

Yes, you will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends, and they will put some of you to death,

But when they turn you over to the courts, you must not worry at all about how or what you ought to speak, for it will be given you at that hour what you ought to speak.

Now when they take you to court for trial, do not be worrying beforehand about what you should say, but say whatever is given you at that time, for it is not you that will be speaking, but the Holy Spirit.