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For nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in [various] places. There will be famines. These [things] [are] the beginning of birth pains.
Persecution of Disciples Predicted
9 "But you, watch out for yourselves! They will hand you over to councils and you will be beaten in the synagogues and will have to stand before governors and kings because of me, for a witness to them.
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And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.
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And when they arrest you [and] hand you over, do not be anxious beforehand what you should say, but whatever is given to you at that hour, say this. For you are not the ones who are speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
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And brother will hand over brother to death, and a father [his] child, and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.
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And you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end--this one will be saved.