When Jesus told his followers that they would be persecuted, he also said: “[Men] will deliver you up to local courts, and they will scourge you in their synagogues.
Kui Jeesus ütles oma järelkäijatele, et neid hakatakse taga kiusama, lisas ta: „[Inimesed] annavad teid ära kohtute kätte ja piitsutavad teid kogudusekodades.