these are the beginning of sorrows. then look to your selves: for they will deliver you up to the tribunals, and scourge you in the synagogues: you will be brought before governours, and princes upon my account, to be my witnesses against them.

when you are brought into the synagogues, and before magistrates and rulers, be not sollicitous what to say in your own defence;

but before all these events, they will seize upon you and persecute you, drag you to the synagogues and to prisons, being accused before kings and governours, for professing my name.

they shall expel you out of the synagogues: yea, the time is coming, when it will be thought an agreeable sacrifice to God for any one to take away your lives.

with Annas the high priest, Caiphas, John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the pontifical family.

upon which the captain went with his officers, and brought them, without offering any violence, for fear of being stoned, he and his men by the people.

Then Paul directing himself to the council, thus said, "hitherto I have liv'd strictly conscientious, as God knows."

Councils

but I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause, shall be punish'd by the tribunal: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be punish'd by the Sanhedrim: but whosoever shall say, thou fool, shall be punish'd by the fire of Gehenna.

Now the chief priests, the senators and the whole council, endeavour'd to get false evidence against Jesus, that he might be condemn'd to die.

upon this the chief priests and the Pharisees being assembled in council, said, what shall we do? for this man performs many miracles.

Scourge

and deliver him up to the Gentiles, to be insulted, scourged, and crucified: but the third day he shall rise again.

wherefore I shall send you prophets, and wise men, and Scribes; you will kill some, and crucify others, many will ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city.

after the apostles were called in, and scourged, they charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and then releas'd them. out they went from the council,

said I, they know it is I that imprison'd those who believed on thee, and caus'd them to be scourg'd in the assemblies:

it was I that persecuted them from synagogue to synagogue, and tortured them even to blaspheme: and in the transport of my rage I pursued them to foreign cities.

from the Jews I have five times received forty stripes save one.

others suffer'd cruel indignities and scourgings, besides chains and imprisonment.

General references

when you are brought into the synagogues, and before magistrates and rulers, be not sollicitous what to say in your own defence;