Furthermore, brother will deliver brother over to death, and a father a child, and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death;

9. What problems have been met and overcome with regard to family members?

⁹ As Jesus foretold, unbelieving family members have risen up as persecutors. Betrayal of the Witnesses by their own rebellious children has taken place occasionally, as happened in a refugee camp in Africa. Also, in comparatively peaceful lands, Jehovah’s Witnesses have at times had to contend with bitter opposition from marriage mates or other family members.