17. Be on guard against men [whose way or nature is to act in opposition to God]; for they will deliver you up to councils and flog you in their synagogues,
18. And you will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a witness to bear testimony before them and to the Gentiles (the nations).
19. But when they deliver you up, do not be anxious about how or what you are to speak; for what you are to say will be given you in that very hour and moment,