Luke 21:12 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹² “But before all this occurs, they will arrest you and persecute you; they will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² But previous to all this, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, turning you over to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be led away before kings and governors for My name's sake.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² But before all these things, they shall lay their hands on you, and shall persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name’s sake.

Common English Bible

¹² But before all this occurs, they will take you into custody and harass you because of your faith. They will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, handing you over to synagogues and into custody, dragging you before kings and governors, because of my name.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² But before all these things, they will lay their hands upon you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and into prisons, dragging you before kings and governors, for my name's sake.

Luke 21:12 Cross References

Matthew 22:6

while the rest seized his slaves, mistreated them, and killed them.

Matthew 24:8

all this is but the beginning of the birth pangs.

Luke 21:11

there will be great earthquakes and in various places famines and plagues, and there will be dreadful portents and great signs from heaven.

John 15:20

Remember the word that I said to you, ‘Slaves are not greater than their master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.

John 15:21

But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.

Acts 22:30

Since he wanted to find out what Paul was being accused of by the Jews, the next day he released him and ordered the chief priests and the entire council to meet. He brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

Acts 5:40

and when they had called in the apostles, they had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and let them go.

Acts 8:3

But Saul was ravaging the church by entering house after house; dragging off both men and women, he committed them to prison.

Acts 9:4

He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”

1 Peter 2:13

For the Lord’s sake be subject to every human authority, whether to the emperor as supreme

Revelation 2:10

Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Beware, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison so that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have affliction. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.