9. Do not be afraid when you hear about wars and about fighting against rulers. Those things must happen first. But the end will not come right away."
10. Then Jesus said to them, "Nation will fight against nation. Kingdom will fight against kingdom.
11. In many places there will be powerful earthquakes. People will go hungry. There will be terrible sicknesses. Things will happen that will make people afraid. There will be great and miraculous signs from heaven.
12. "But before all this, people will arrest you and treat you badly. They will hand you over to synagogues and prisons. You will be brought to kings and governors. All this will happen to you because of my name.
13. In that way you will be witnesses to them.
14. But make up your mind not to worry ahead of time about how to stand up for yourselves.
15. I will give you words of wisdom. None of your enemies will be able to withstand them or oppose them.
16. "Even your parents, brothers, sisters, relatives and friends will hand you over to the authorities. They will put some of you to death.
17. Everyone will hate you because of me.