Matthew 10:18
You will be brought before governors and kings because of me, to testify to them and to unbelievers.
Matthew 8:4
Then Jesus told him, "See to it that you don't speak to anyone. Instead, go and show yourself to the priest, and then offer the sacrifice that Moses commanded as proof to the authorities."
Psalm 2:1-6
Why are the nations in an uproar, and their people involved in a vain plot?
Mark 13:9
"As for yourselves, be on your guard! People will hand you over to local councils, and you will be beaten in their synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings to testify to them because of me.
Acts 5:25-27
Then someone came and told them, "Look! The men you put in prison are standing in the Temple and teaching the people!"
Acts 12:1-4
About that time, Herod arrested some people who belonged to the church and mistreated them.
Acts 23:33-34
When these men came to Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and handed Paul over to him.
Acts 24:1-26
Five days later, the high priest Ananias arrived with certain elders and Tertullus, an attorney, and they summarized their case against Paul before the governor.
2 Timothy 1:8
Therefore, never be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, his prisoner. Instead, by God's power, join me in suffering for the sake of the gospel.
2 Timothy 4:16-17
At my first trial no one came to my defense. Everyone abandoned me. May it not be held against them!
Revelation 1:9
I am John, your brother and partner in the oppression, kingdom, and patience that comes because of Jesus. I was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus.
Revelation 6:9
When the lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the word of God and the testimony they had given.
Revelation 11:7
When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the bottomless pit will wage war against them, conquer them, and kill them.