Jesus was going through a field of grain on the sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “See, your disciples are doing what is unlawful... Matthew 12:1–2
Jesus said to his disciples: “Now I am going to the one who sent me, and not one of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ But because I told you this, grief has filled your hearts. John 16:5–7
Because he spoke this way, many came to believe in him. John 8:30
“Why do you not judge for yourselves what is right? If you are to go with your opponent before a magistrate, make an effort to settle the matter on the way;
When they take you before synagogues and before rulers and authorities, do not worry about how or what your defense will be or about what you are to say.