But watch yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils. You will be beaten in synagogues. You will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.

When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, don't be anxious how or what you will answer, or what you will say;

But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake.

They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time comes that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God.

Annas the high priest was there, with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and as many as were relatives of the high priest.

Then the captain went with the officers, and brought them without violence, for they were afraid that the people might stone them.

Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, "Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day."

Councils

But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, 'Raca!' shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

Now the chief priests, the elders, and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death;

The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, "What are we doing? For this man does many signs.

Scourge

and will hand him over to the Gentiles to mock, to scourge, and to crucify; and the third day he will be raised up."

Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;

and it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his wickedness, by number.

They agreed with him. Summoning the apostles, they beat them and commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.

Punishing them often in all the synagogues, I tried to make them blaspheme. Being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

Five times from the Jews I received forty stripes minus one.

Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment.

General references

and it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his wickedness, by number.

When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, don't be anxious how or what you will answer, or what you will say;