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 13:11
Context13:11 When they arrest you and hand you over for trial, do not worry about what to speak. But say whatever is given you at that time, 5 for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
Mark 15:1
Context15:1 Early in the morning, after forming a plan, the chief priests with the elders and the experts in the law 6 and the whole Sanhedrin tied Jesus up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. 7
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 Grk “in that hour.”
6 tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.
7 sn The Jews most assuredly wanted to put Jesus to death, but they lacked the authority to do so. For this reason they handed him over to Pilate in hopes of securing a death sentence. The Romans kept close control of the death penalty in conquered territories to prevent it being used to execute Roman sympathizers.
