17 Be on your guard against men, for they will hand you over to local courts+ and they will scourge you+ in their synagogues.+ 18 And you will be brought before governors and kings+ for my sake, for a witness to them and the nations.+

12 “But before all these things happen, people will lay their hands on you and persecute you,+ handing you over to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors for the sake of my name.+