Matthew 10:17
“But beware of men: for they will deliuer you vp to the Councils, and they will scourge you in their Synagogues,”
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Matthew 10:17 Context
15Uerely I say vnto you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of iudgment, then for that citie. 16¶ Behold, I send you foorth as sheepe in the middest of wolues: be yee therefore wise as serpents, and harmelesse as doues. 17But beware of men: for they will deliuer you vp to the Councils, and they will scourge you in their Synagogues, 18And yee shall be brought before Gouernours and Kings for my sake, for a testimonie against them, and the Gentiles. 19But when they deliuer you vp, take no thought, how or what ye shall speake, for it shall bee giuen you in that same houre what ye shall speake.
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Other Translations for Matthew 10:17
But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
- King James Version
"But beware of men, for they will hand you over to {the} courts and scourge you in their synagogues;
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in theirs synagogues they will scourge you;
- American Standard Version (1901)
But be on the watch against men: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins, and in their Synagogues they will give you blows;
- Basic English Bible
But beware of men; for they will deliver you up to sanhedrims, and scourge you in their synagogues;
- Darby Bible
But beware of men: for they will deliver you to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues.
- Webster's Bible
But beware of men; for they will deliver you up to appear before Sanhedrins, and will flog you in their synagogues;
- Weymouth Bible
But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you.
- World English Bible
But be ye war of men, for thei schulen take you in counseilis, and thei schulen bete you in her synagogis;
- Wycliffe Bible
And, take ye heed of men, for they will give you up to sanhedrims, and in their synagogues they will scourge you,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Matthew 10:17
10:17 But think not that all your innocence and all your wisdom will screen you from persecution. They will scourge you in their synagogues - In these the Jews held their courts of judicature, about both civil and ecclesiastical affairs. #Matt 24:9|.
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 10:17
Mt 10:17 Beware of men. The wolves. To the councils. To the local courts to be tried for heresy and other offenses. They will scourge you. This punishment was inflicted on offenders in the synagogues. See Ac 22:19 26:11. The Talmud states that scourging was inflicted by the officers of the synagogue. In their synagogues. The Jewish assemblages corresponding to modern churches.