18. You will be taken to stand before governors and kings. People will do this to you because you follow me. You will tell about me to those kings and governors and to the non-Jewish people.
19. When you are arrested, don’t worry about what to say or how you should say it. At that time you will be given the words to say.
20. It will not really be you speaking; the Spirit of your Father will be speaking through you.
21. “Brothers will turn against their own brothers and hand them over to be killed. Fathers will hand over their own children to be killed. Children will fight against their own parents and will have them killed.
22. Everyone will hate you because you follow me. But the one who remains faithful to the end will be saved.
23. When you are treated badly in one city, go to another city. I promise you that you will not finish going to all the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes again.
24. “Students are not better than their teacher. Servants are not better than their master.
25. Students should be happy to be treated the same as their teacher. And servants should be happy to be treated the same as their master. If those people call me ‘the ruler of demons,’ and I am the head of the family, then it is even more certain that they will insult you, the members of the family!
26. “So don’t be afraid of those people. Everything that is hidden will be shown. Everything that is secret will be made known.
27. I tell you all this secretly, but I want you to tell it publicly. Whatever I tell you privately, you should shout for everyone to hear.
28. “Don’t be afraid of people. They can kill the body, but they cannot kill the soul. The only one you should fear is God, the one who can send the body and the soul to be destroyed in hell.
29. When birds are sold, two small birds cost only a penny. But not even one of those little birds can die without your Father knowing it.
30. God even knows how many hairs are on your head.