Matthew 10:18

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Matthew 10:16–20 · Berean Standard Bible

16 Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

17 But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.

18 On My account, you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.

19 But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say.

20 For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

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Then He rebukes them in His anger, and terrifies them in His fury:

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At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.

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They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.

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About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.

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He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.

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And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

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He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

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Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.

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When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.

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Acts 24:4

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Acts 24:5

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and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.

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By examining him yourself, you will be able to learn the truth about all our charges against him.”

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The Jews concurred, asserting that these charges were true.

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You can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

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In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.

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After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.

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