Mar 13:9 | HCSB | STEP | “But you , be on your guard ! They will hand you over to sanhedrins , and you will be flogged in the synagogues . You will stand before governors and kings because of Me , as a witness to them .

Mark 13:9

Persecutions Predicted

9 “But you, be on your guard! They will hand you over to sanhedrins, ^{▼▼Local Jewish courts or local councils
,} ^b and you will be flogged ^c in the ^{▼▼synagogue(s): A place where the Jewish people met for prayer, worship and teaching of the Scriptures}synagogues. ^e You will stand before governors and kings ^f because of Me, ^g as a witness ^h to them. ⁱ