But take heed to yourselves for they will deliver you to councils, and ye shall be beaten in synagogues, and shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.

But when they bring you to the synagogues and to magistrates and powers,

But before all these things they shall lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my names sake.

yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you, will think he doth God service.

and elders, and scribes, And Annas the high-priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high-priest.

Then the captain going with the officers brought them, not with violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.

And Paul earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God till this day.

Councils

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother, shall be liable to the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be liable to the council; but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be liable to hell-fire.

Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council sought false witness against Jesus,

Then the chief priests and elders assembled a council and said, What do we?

Scourge

And shall deliver him to the Gentiles, to mock and scourge and crucify him; and the third day he shall rise again.

Wherefore behold I send to you prophets, and wise-men, and scribes; and some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city:

And to him they agreed. And having called the apostles, and scourged them, they charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned, and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee.

And frequently punishing them in all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

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

And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment.

General references

But when they bring you to the synagogues and to magistrates and powers,