Matthew 10:16-28

16“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

17But beware of men, for they will hand you over to the courts and flog you in their synagogues.

18You will be brought before governors and kings because of Me, as a witness to them and to the Gentiles.

19But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you should say, for it shall be given to you in that hour what you should say.

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

21“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against their parents and have them put to death.

22And you will be hated by all because of My name, but the one who endures to the end shall be saved.

23Whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next. Amen, I tell you, you will never finish going through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

24“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master.

25It is enough for the disciple to become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!

26“So do not fear them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

27What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear in your ear, proclaim from the housetops!

28And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.