Matthew 10:18

And you will be brought before governors and kings ¹  because of me, as a witness to them and the Gentiles.

Ps 2:1-6; Mt 8:4; Mr 13:9; Ac 5:25-27; Ac 12:1-4; Ac 23:33,34; Ac 24:1-26:32; 2Ti 1:8; 2Ti 4:16,17; Re 1:9; Re 6:9; Re 11:7

¹ sn These statements look at persecution both from a Jewish context as the mention of courts 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.