16 "I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as snakes and as harmless as doves.
17 "Watch out! Men will hand you over to the local courts. They will whip you in their synagogues.
18 You will be brought to governors and kings because of me. You will be witnesses to them and to those who aren't Jews.
19 "But when they arrest you, don't worry about what you will say or how you will say it. At that time you will be given the right words to say.
20 It will not be you speaking. The Spirit of your Father will be speaking through you.
21 "Brothers will hand over brothers to be killed. Fathers will hand over their children. Children will rise up against their parents and have them put to death.
22 Everyone will hate you because of me. But anyone who stands firm to the end will be saved.