Matthew 10:18

10:18 And you will be brought before governors and kings ¹  because of me, as a witness to them and the Gentiles.

Matthew 10:28

10:28 Do ²  not be afraid of those who kill the body ³  but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. ⁴ 

[10:18]  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.

[10:28]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[10:28]  ³ sn Judaism had a similar exhortation in 4 Macc 13:14-15.

[10:28]  ⁴ sn See the note on the word hell in 5:22.