Matthew 10:17

Persecution Of Disciples Predicted

¹⁶ "Remember it is I who am sending you out, as sheep into the midst of wolves; prove yourselves as sagacious as serpents, and as innocent as doves. ¹⁷ But beware of men; for they will deliver you up to appear before Sanhedrins, and will flog you in their synagogues; ¹⁸ and you will even be put on trial before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness to them and to the Gentiles.

Be on Your Guard

O God

Sanhedrin

Mark 13:9

"You yourselves must be on your guard. They will deliver you up to Sanhedrins; you will be brought into synagogues and cruelly beaten; and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake, to be witnesses to them for me.

Matthew 23:34

"For this reason I am sending to you Prophets and wise men and Scribes. Some of them you will put to death--nay, crucify; some of them you will flog in your synagogues and chase from town to town;

Matthew 5:22

But I say to you that every one who becomes angry with his brother shall be answerable to the magistrate; that whoever says to his brother 'Raca,' shall be answerable to the Sanhedrin; and that whoever says, 'You fool!' shall be liable to the Gehenna of Fire.

Luke 12:11

And when they are bringing you before synagogues and magistrates and governors, do not anxiously ponder the manner or matter of your defence, nor what you are to say;

Acts 26:11

In all the synagogues also I punished them many a time, and tried to make them blaspheme; and in my wild fury I chased them even to foreign towns.

Acts 22:19

"'Lord,' I replied, 'they themselves well know how active I was in imprisoning, and in flogging in synagogue after synagogue those who believe in Thee;

Matthew 20:19

and hand Him over to the Gentiles to be made sport of and scourged and crucified; and on the third day He will be raised to life."

Matthew 24:9-10

"At that time they will deliver you up to punishment and will put you to death; and you will be objects of hatred to all the nations because you are called by my name.

Matthew 26:59

Meanwhile the High Priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death;

Mark 13:12

"Brother will betray brother to be killed, and fathers will betray children; and children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.

Luke 21:12-13

"But before all these things happen they will lay hands on you and persecute you. They will deliver you up to synagogues and to prison, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my sake.

John 11:47

Therefore the High Priests and the Pharisees held a meeting of the Sanhedrin. "What steps are we taking?" they asked one another; "for this man is performing a great number of miracles.

John 16:2

You will be excluded from the synagogues; nay more, the time is coming when any one who has murdered one of you will suppose he is offering service to God.

Acts 4:6-22

with Annas the High Priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and the other members of the high-priestly family.

Acts 5:26-42

Upon this the Commander went with the officers, and brought the Apostles; but without using violence; for they were afraid of being stoned by the people.

Acts 14:5-6

And when a hostile movement was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with the sanction of their magistrates, to maltreat and stone them,

Acts 17:14

Then the brethren promptly sent Paul down to the sea-coast, but Silas and Timothy remained behind.

Acts 23:1-22

Then Paul, fixing a steady gaze on the Sanhedrin, said, "Brethren, it is with a perfectly clear conscience that I have discharged my duties before God up to this day."

2 Corinthians 11:24-26

From the Jews I five times have received forty lashes all but one.

Philippians 3:2

Beware of 'the dogs,' the bad workmen, the self-mutilators.

2 Timothy 4:15

You also should beware of him; for he has violently opposed our preaching.

Hebrews 11:36

Others again were tested by cruel mockery and by scourging; yes, and by chains and imprisonment.