Mark 13:8-13

8 "For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will also be famines. These things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.

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"