9But when you hear of awars and commotions, do not be terrified; for these things must come to pass first, but the end will not come immediately.”
10aThen He said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
11And there will be great aearthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.
12aBut before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and bprisons. cYou will be brought before kings and rulers dfor My name’s sake.
13But ait will turn out for you as an occasion for testimony.
14aTherefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will1answer;
15for I will give you a mouth and wisdom awhich all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or1resist.
16aYou will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relatives and friends; and they will put bsome of you to death.
17And ayou will be hated by all for My name’s sake.
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Just a couple of more things in regards to Stephen and then we will move on to the next one. It is suggested in Matthew Henry's commentary that what we see here with Stephen is the fulfillment of one of the prophecies made by Jesus Christ and that is back in Luke 21. What Luke is doing here in Luke 21 is the same thing as we find over in Matthew 24.
Perhaps Matthew Henry got it right, because we find back in Acts 6:10, the freedmen were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which Steven spoke. Were their friends and family some of the the mob that killed Stephen? Will we be betrayed by our family and friends? Those are Christ's words, not mine.
Now, some of you might say, "Well, that's talking about the Tribulation." But we read right over verse 12. It says, "Before all these things, they will lay hands on you and persecute you."
