Mark 13:9-13

9 "But be on your guard; for they will ¹deliver you to the courts, and you will be flogged ²in the synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them.

10 "³The gospel must first be preached to all the nations.

11 "⁴When they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever * is given you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but it is the Holy Spirit.

12 "Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.

13 "⁵You will be hated by all because of My name, but the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 10:17
• 2. Matthew 10:17
• 3. Matthew 24:14
• 4. Mark 13:11-13: {Matthew 10:19-22; Luke 21:12-17}
• 5. Matthew 10:22; John 15:21

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "look to yourselves"
• [b]. Or "Sanhedrin" or "Council"
• [c]. Lit "lead"
• [d]. Lit "put them to death"