KJV King James Version
But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
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Matthew 10:23
But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
WEB World English Bible
But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for most certainly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel, until the Son of Man has come.
ASV American Standard Version
But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone through the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And whenever they may persecute you in this city, flee to the other, for verily I say to you, ye may not have completed the cities of Israel till the Son of Man may come.
Surrounding context — Matthew 10
20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
21 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against [their] parents, and cause them to be put to death.
22 And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
24 The disciple is not above [his] master, nor the servant above his lord.
25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more [shall they call] them of his household?
26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὍτανG3752 · hotanwhen(-ever)δὲG1161 · dethenδιώκωσινG1377 · diōkōto pursueὑμᾶςG4771 · suyouἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoπόλειG4172 · poliscityταύτῃ,G3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itφεύγετεG5343 · pheugōto fleeεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἑτέραν·G2087 · heterosotherἀμὴνG281 · amēnamenγὰρG1063 · garforλέγωG3004 · legōto sayὑμῖν·G4771 · suyouοὐG3756 · ounoμὴG3361 · mēnotτελέσητεG5055 · teleōto finishτὰςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπόλειςG4172 · poliscityτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸσραὴλG2474 · IsraēlIsraelἕωςG2193 · heōsuntilἂνG302 · anifἔλθῃG2064 · erchomaito come/goὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoυἱὸςG5207 · uhiossonτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀνθρώπου.¶G444 · anthrōposa human
Cross-references
Matthew 16:28Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.John 11:53-54Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.Luke 4:29-31And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.Acts 17:10And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming [thither] went into the synagogue of the Jews.Mark 13:26And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.Acts 8:1And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.Luke 18:8I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?John 10:39-42Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,Luke 21:27And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.Acts 9:24-25But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.Matthew 26:64Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.John 7:1After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.Matthew 24:30And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.Matthew 4:12Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;Acts 17:14And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.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:Matthew 24:48But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;Matthew 24:27For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
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