King James Version (KJV)
Luke 21:12
“‹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.›”
Verse in context — Luke 21
10
Then said he unto them, ‹Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:›
11
‹And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.›
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.›
13
‹And it shall turn to you for a testimony.›
14
‹Settle› [it] ‹therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:›
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