Matthew 5:25

5:25 Reach agreement ¹  quickly with your accuser while on the way to court, ²  or he ³  may hand you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the warden, and you will be thrown into prison.

Matthew 10:23

10:23 Whenever ⁴  they persecute you in one place, ⁵  flee to another. I tell you the truth, ⁶  you will not finish going through all the towns ⁷  of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

Matthew 13:21

13:21 But he has no root in himself and does not endure; ⁸  when ⁹  trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.

¹ tn Grk “Make friends.”

² tn The words “to court” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

³ tn Grk “the accuser.”

⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁵ tn The Greek word here is πόλις (polis), which can mean either “town” or “city.”

⁶ tn Grk “For truly (ἀμήν, amhn) I say to you.” Here γάρ (gar, “for”) has not been translated.

⁷ tn The Greek word here is πόλις (polis), which can mean either “town” or “city.” “Town” was chosen here to emphasize the extensive nature of the disciples’ ministry. The same word is translated earlier in the verse as “place.”

⁷ tn Grk “is temporary.”

⁸ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.