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.