Mar 13:9 | NET2full | STEP | “ You must watch out for yourselves . You will be handed over to councils and beaten in the synagogues . You will stand before governors and kings because of me , as a witness to them .

‏ Mark 13:9

Persecution of Disciples

9 “You must watch out for yourselves. You will be handed over ^{▼▼tn Grk “They will hand you over.” “They” is an indefinite plural, referring to people in general. The parallel in Matt 10:17 makes this explicit.} to councils ^{▼▼sn Councils in this context has a non-technical sense referring to local judicial bodies (courts) attached to the Jewish synagogue (cf. BDAG 967 s.v. συνέδριον 1.a). These courts would be responsible for meting out justice and discipline within the Jewish community.} and beaten in the synagogues. ^{▼▼sn See the note on synagogue in 1:21.} You will stand before governors and kings ^{▼▼sn These statements look at persecution both from a Jewish context as the mention of councils and synagogues suggests, and from a Gentile one as the reference to governors and kings suggests. Some fulfillment of Jewish persecution can be seen in Acts.} because of me, as a witness to them.