Luke 21:12-15

Bible Text

[12] But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake. [13] It will turn out as a testimony for you. [14] Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand how to answer, [15] for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.

Jerusalem, in Judea, was Israel’s religious and political center, where Jesus’ followers would face opposition in synagogues and courts. The Mount of Olives, just east of Jerusalem, was the setting for Jesus’ warning, underscoring that the coming persecution would begin near the city’s religious authorities.

Places in this passage

Luke 21:12-15 mentions Jerusalem, Judea and Mount of Olives.

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