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Make up your minds not to worry ahead of time about what you will say.
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I will give you the wisdom to say things that none of your enemies will be able to stand against or prove wrong.
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Even your parents, brothers, relatives, and friends will turn against you, and they will kill some of you.
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All people will hate you because you follow me.
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But none of these things can really harm you.
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By continuing to have faith you will save your lives.
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"When you see armies all around Jerusalem, you will know it will soon be destroyed.
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At that time, the people in Judea should run away to the mountains. The people in Jerusalem must get out, and those who are near the city should not go in.
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These are the days of punishment to bring about all that is written in the Scriptures.
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How terrible it will be for women who are pregnant or have nursing babies! Great trouble will come upon this land, and God will be angry with these people.
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They will be killed by the sword and taken as prisoners to all nations. Jerusalem will be crushed by non-Jewish people until their time is over.