"But be on your guard;for they will deliveryou to [the] courts,and you will be floggedin [the] synagogues,and you will standbeforegovernorsand kingsfor My sake,as a testimonyto them.
"But I sayto you that everyonewho is angrywith his brothershall be guiltybefore the court;and whoeversaysto his brother,You good-for-nothing,'shall be guiltybefore the supreme court;and whoeversays,'You fool,'shall be guilty[enough to go] into the fieryhell.
and He saidto him, "Seethat you saynothingto anyone;but go,showyourselfto the priestand offerfor your cleansingwhatMosescommanded,as a testimonyto them."
And Jesusbeganto sayto them, "Seeto it that noonemisleadsyou.
"For nationwill riseup againstnation,and kingdomagainstkingdom;there will be earthquakesin variousplaces;there will [also] be famines.These thingsare [merely] the beginningof birth pangs.
"Anyplacethat does not receiveyou orlistento you, as you goout from there,shakethe dustoffthe solesof your feetfor a testimonyagainst them."
"And as for those who do not receiveyou, as you goout from that city,shakethe dustoffyour feetas a testimonyagainstthem."
"Rememberthe wordthat I saidto you, 'A slaveis not greaterthan his master.'Ifthey persecutedMe, they will alsopersecuteyou; ifthey keptMy word,they will keepyoursalso.
"They will makeyou outcasts from the synagogue,but an houris comingfor everyonewho killsyou to thinkthat he is offeringserviceto God.
And comingto us, he tookPaul'sbeltand boundhis ownfeetand hands,and said,"This is whatthe HolySpiritsays:'In this waythe Jewsat Jerusalemwill bindthe manwhoownsthisbeltand deliverhim into the handsof the Gentiles.'"
Nowwhen they heardthis,they were cutto the quick,and they [began] gnashingtheir teethat him.
for I will showhim how muchhe mustsufferfor My name'ssake."
For to you it has been grantedfor Christ'ssake,not onlyto believein Him, but alsoto sufferfor His sake,
[This is] a plain indicationof God'srighteousjudgmentsothat you will be considered worthyof the kingdomof God,for whichindeedyou are suffering.
Watchyourselves,that you do not losewhatwe have accomplished,but that you may receivea fullreward.
I, John,your brotherand fellow partakerin the tribulationand kingdomand perseverance[which are] in Jesus,was on the islandcalledPatmosbecauseof the wordof Godand the testimonyof Jesus.
Do not fearwhatyou are aboutto suffer.Behold,the devilis aboutto castsome of you into prison,sothat you will be tested,and you will havetribulationfor tendays.Be faithfuluntildeath,and I will giveyou the crownof life.
I knowwhereyou dwell,whereSatan'sthroneis; and you hold fastMy name,and did not denyMy faithevenin the daysof Antipas,My witness,My faithful one,whowas killedamongyou, whereSatandwells.
