Discovery BoxMark 13:9 
Context13:9 “You must watch out for yourselves. You will be handed over 1 to councils 2 and beaten in the synagogues. 3 You will stand before governors and kings 4 because of me, as a witness to them.
Mark 13:12
Context13:12 Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against 5 parents and have them put to death.
1 tn Grk “They will hand you over.” “They” is an indefinite plural, referring to people in general. The parallel in Matt 10:17 makes this explicit.
2 sn Councils in this context refers to local judicial bodies attached to the Jewish synagogue. This group would be responsible for meting out justice and discipline within the Jewish community.
3 sn See the note on synagogue in 1:21.
4 sn These statements look at persecution both from a Jewish context as the mention of councils and synagogues suggests, and from a Gentile one as the reference to governors and kings suggests. Some fulfillment of Jewish persecution can be seen in Acts.
5 tn Or “will rebel against.”
