KJV King James Version
But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 10:17
But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
But beware of men, for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
WEB World English Bible
But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you.
ASV American Standard Version
But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And, take ye heed of men, for they will give you up to sanhedrims, and in their synagogues they will scourge you,
Surrounding context — Matthew 10
14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
Topics connected to this verse
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΠροσέχετεG4337 · prosechōto watch outδὲG1161 · dethenἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀνθρώπων·G444 · anthrōposa humanπαραδώσουσινG3860 · paradidōmito deliverγὰρG1063 · garforὑμᾶςG4771 · suyouεἰςG1519 · eistowardσυνέδριαG4892 · sunedrioncouncilκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongταῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoσυναγωγαῖςG4864 · sunagōgēsynagogueαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heμαστιγώσουσινG3146 · mastigoōto whipὑμᾶς·G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
Mark 13:9But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.Matthew 23:34Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and [some] of them ye shall kill and crucify; and [some] of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute [them] from city to city:John 16:2They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.Luke 12:11And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and [unto] magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:Matthew 5:22But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.Acts 26:11And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled [them] to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted [them] even unto strange cities.Matthew 24:9-10Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.Acts 22:19And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:Micah 7:5Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.Luke 21:12-13But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute [you], delivering [you] up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.Hebrews 11:36And others had trial of [cruel] mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:Deuteronomy 25:2-3And it shall be, if the wicked man [be] worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number.Acts 5:26-42Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.Philippians 3:2Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.Acts 23:1-22And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men [and] brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.Matthew 26:59Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;2 Corinthians 11:24-26Of the Jews five times received I forty [stripes] save one.Acts 4:6-22And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.
HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION
Compare classic commentaries on Matthew 10:17
Put Matthew Henry, Adam Clarke, Calvin, Wesley, Barnes, Jamieson–Fausset–Brown, Aquinas’ Catena and other public-domain sources beside the passage.
Compare commentaries →