7. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
8. “I tell you, whoever publicly acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God.
9. But whoever disowns me before others will be disowned before the angels of God.
10. And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
11. “When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say,