Matthew 10:16–31

^16u“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. ^vTherefore be wise as serpents and ^wharmless ⁶as doves. ¹⁷But beware of men, for ^xthey will deliver you up to councils and ^yscourge you in their synagogues. ^18zYou will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. ^19aBut when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you should speak. For ^bit will be given to you in that hour what you should speak; ^20cfor it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.

^21d“Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. ²²And ^eyou will be hated by all for My name’s sake. ^fBut he who endures to the end will be saved. ^23gWhen they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For assuredly, I say to you, you will not have ^hgone through the cities of Israel ⁱbefore the Son of Man comes.

^24j“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. ²⁵It is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If ^kthey have called the master of the house ⁷Beelzebub, how much more will they call those of his household! ²⁶Therefore do not fear them. ^lFor there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.

²⁷“Whatever I tell you in the dark, ^mspeak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops. ²⁸ⁿAnd do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather ^ofear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in ⁸hell. ²⁹Are not two ^psparrows sold for a ⁹copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. ^30qBut the very hairs of your head are all numbered. ³¹Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.