12 Bible Verses about Handing Over People
Most Relevant Verses
Be friends with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with him; least the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison:
When thou art going with thine adversary to the magistrate, endeavour while thou art in the way to be discharged, least he force thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer carry thee to prison.
Beware of evil men; for they will deliver you up to their councils, and will scourge you in their synagogues.
But look to yourselves; for they will deliver you up to councils, and synagogues: and ye shall be scourged, and set before governors and kings on my account, for a testimony against them.
But before all these things they will lay hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues, and prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake:
Then shall they afflict you, and kill you; and ye shall be hated by all nations for my name:
and then will many take offense, and betray one another, and hate one another: and many false prophets will rise up and deceive many:
Brother shall betray his brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death:
One brother shall betray another to death, and the father the son: and children shall appear against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
But ye shall be betrayed even by parents, and brethren, and kindred and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death:
but when they take you up, be not sollicitous how, or what ye shall say; for ye shall be taught in that very instant what ye shall speak: for it is not you that speak,
But when they shall lead you to deliver you up, be not anxiously careful beforehand what ye shall speak, neither premeditate: but whatever shall be suggested to you at that very time, this speak: for it is not you that speak, but the holy Spirit.