Gospel of Matthew 10:16-23
Christ Instructs His Apostles [2]
"I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves; so you must be as wise as serpents, and as harmless as doves. But beware of men, for they will drag you in front of councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you; and before governors and kings will you be brought for my sake, to give testimony to them and to the Gentiles. When they hand you over, do not be anxious how you will speak or what you will say; what you should say will be given to you in that hour. For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaks in you."
"And brother will hand over brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death. And you will be hated by all men for my name's sake; but he who endures to the end shall be saved."
"When they persecute you in this city, flee to the next. For truly I say to you: You will not have gone through the cities of Israel, before the Son of man has come."
