Mark 13:11

“But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, etc..] Lead to councils and courts of judicature, and deliver up to kings and rulers, to the civil magistrate, to be punished by the secular arm: take no thought before hand; be not previously anxious, and carefully solicitous, in a distressing way: what ye shall speak: to kings and rulers, by way of apology for yourselves, and your own innocence, and in defence of the Gospel: neither do ye premeditate; or “meditate”, as the generality of copies read: Beza says in one copy it is read, “premeditate”: and so in one of Stephens's, as we render it: this clause is omitted in the Vulgate Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions: but whatsoever shall be…”

“Neither do ye premeditate - Do not think beforehand, or “prepare” an answer. You know not what the accusations will be, and God will furnish you with a reply that shall be adapted to the occasion. Not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit - This is a full promise that they should be inspired, and consequently their defenses recorded in the Acts of the Apostles are the words of the Holy Spirit. There could be no more explicit promise that they should be under an infallible guidance, and we are not left to doubt that they were taught of God. At the same time, this was a most desirable and gracious aid. They were illiterate, unknown, without power. They were unfit of themselves to make the…”

“The Holy Ghost will help you. But do not depend upon any other help For all the nearest ties will be broken. Mark 13:14”

“13:11 A word of encouragement follows the warning of 13:9. Jesus’ followers need not fear what they should say in these circumstances. The early followers of Jesus were generally uneducated and without political influence (see Acts 4:10-17; 1 Cor 1:26), so this assurance would have comforted them. Believers are not prohibited from thinking about what they will say, but they need not worry about it.”

“and deliver: Mar 13:9; Mat 10:17, Mat 10:21; Act 3:13 take: Exo 4:10-12; Jer 1:6-9; Dan 3:16-18; Mat 10:19, Mat 10:20; Luk 12:11, Luk 12:12; Luk 21:14, Luk 21:15; Act 2:4, Act 4:8-22, Act 4:31, Act 6:10, Act 6:15, Act 7:55 shall be: Isa 50:4; Joh 3:27; Eph 6:19, Eph 6:20; Jam 1:5 but: Sa2 23:2; Co1 2:13; Eph 3:5; Pe1 1:12 Mark 13:12”