en_tn_condensed/mrk/13/09.md

Be on your guard

"Be ready for what people will do to you"

will give you over to councils

"take you and put you under the control of councils"

you will be beaten

"people will beat you"

You will stand before

"You will be put on trial before" or "You will be brought to trial and judged by"

for my sake

"because of me" or "on account of me"

as a testimony to them

"and testify to them about me" or "and you will tell them about me"