King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 10:17
“‹But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;›”
Verse in context — Matthew 10
15
‹Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.›
16
‹Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.›
17
‹But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;›
18
‹And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.›
19
‹But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.›
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