Mark 13:9

You yourselves must watch out. The instructions of Mark 13:9-11 are not given in Matthew 24, but are found in Matthew 10:18-20. See notes there. Jesus probably said these things to his disciples a number of times. Watch out, Not to escape persecution, but to be prepared for it. Taken to court. The Jewish courts. Each of the larger towns had their own court. The Sanhedrin was the Jewish "Supreme Court." You will be beaten in the synagogues. Every synagogue had three men with the authority to punish. Beating [whipping] was one way they did this, with thirty-nine lashes as the usual number given (Deuteronomy 25:3; 2 Corinthians 11:24). You will stand before rulers and kings. Roman officials such as Felix, Festus, Gallio, Agrippa, Nero, etc. To tell them the Good News. God wants everyone to hear the Good News and believe it. Compare what Paul says in 1 Corinthians 9:19-22.