Matthew 10:16-25 - Persecution Of Disciples Predicted

¹⁶ See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves. ¹⁷ But be on the watch against men: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins, and in their Synagogues they will give you blows; ¹⁸ And you will come before rulers and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles. ¹⁹ But when you are given up into their hands, do not be troubled about what to say or how to say it: for in that hour what you are to say will be given to you; ²⁰ Because it is not you who say the words, but the Spirit of your Father in you.

²¹ And brother will give up brother to death, and the father his child: and children will go against their fathers and mothers, and put them to death. ²² And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation. ²³ But when they are cruel to you in one town, go in flight to another: for truly, I say to you, You will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of man comes. ²⁴ A disciple is not greater than his master, or a servant than his lord. ²⁵ It is enough for the disciple that he may be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have given the name Beelzebub to the master of the house, how much more to those of his house!

⁹ Then they will be cruel to you, and will put you to death: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name. ¹⁰ And numbers of people will be turned from the right way, and will give one another up and have hate for one another. ¹¹ And a number of false prophets will come, causing error. ¹² And because wrongdoing will be increased, the love of most people will become cold. ¹³ But he who goes through to the end will get salvation. ¹⁴ And this good news of the kingdom will be given through all the world for a witness to all nations; and then the end will come.

⁹ But take care: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins; and in Synagogues you will be whipped; and you will be taken before rulers and kings because of me, for a sign to them. ¹⁰ And the good news has first to be given to all the nations. ¹¹ And when you are taken and given up to be judged, do not be troubled about what to say: but whatever is given to you in that hour, say: because it is not you who say it, but the Holy Spirit. ¹² And brother will give up brother to death, and the father his child; and children will go against their fathers and mothers, and put them to death. ¹³ And you will be hated by all men, because of my name; but he who goes through to the end will have salvation.

¹² But before all this, they will take you and be very cruel to you, giving you up to the Synagogues and to prisons, taking you before kings and rulers, because of my name. ¹³ And it will be turned to a witness for you. ¹⁴ So take care not to be troubled before the time comes, about what answers you will give: ¹⁵ For I will give you words and wisdom, so that not one of those who are against you will be able to get the better of you, or to put you in the wrong. ¹⁶ But you will be given up even by your fathers and mothers, your brothers and relations and friends; and some of you will be put to death. ¹⁷ And you will be hated by all men, because of me. ¹⁸ But not a hair of your head will come to destruction. ¹⁹ By going through all these things, you will keep your lives.

¹ I have said these things to you so that you may not be in doubt. ² They will put you out of the Synagogues: yes, the time is coming when whoever puts you to death will have the belief that he is doing God's pleasure. ³ They will do these things to you because they have not had knowledge of the Father or of me. ⁴ I have said these things to you so that when the time comes, what I have said may come to your mind. I did not say them to you at the first, because then I was still with you.