Luke 21:12

But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus addresses his disciples concerning the period preceding the eschatological signs, warning them of imminent hostility.

The words — ἐπιβαλοῦσιν (epibalousin) = they will lay [upon] and ὑμᾶς (humas) = you.

The thread — The expectation of sudden suffering parallels 1 Peter 4:12, while the pattern of confrontation before religious and civil authorities extends to Matthew 23:34 and the surrounding context of Matthew 10.

Why it lands — The text requires readers to anticipate organized opposition and to view such events as the necessary prelude to public witness.

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The Greek words

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

1 Peter 4:12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.
Matthew 10:16 Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
Matthew 23:34 Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
Matthew 24:9 Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
Mark 13:9 So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
Luke 11:49 Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’
John 15:20 Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.
John 16:2 They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.
Acts 4:3 They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.
Acts 5:17 Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out