“And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.”
King James Version (KJV)
10:16 #Luke 10:3|.
10:17 But think not that all your innocence and all your wisdom will screen you from persecution. They will scourge you in their synagogues - In these the Jews held their courts of judicature, about both civil and ecclesiastical affairs. #Matt 24:9|.
10:19, Take no thought - Neither at this time, on any sudden call, need we be careful how or what to answer. #Luke 12:11|.
Mt 10:18 Ye shall be brought before governors. Before the civil tribunals, like criminals. And kings. This was literally fulfilled in the case of James, the brother of John (Ac 12:1,2), and Paul (Ac 26:1).