Matthew 23:34

Matthew 23:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore, 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:
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore I am sending you prophets and sages and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city,

Context of Matthew 23:34

32Fill up, then, the measure of your ancestors’ sins! 33“Snakes! Brood of vipers! How can you escape being condemned to hell? This is why I am sending you prophets, sages, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town. 35So all the righteous blood shed on the earth will be charged to you, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar. 36Truly I tell you, all these things will come on this generation.

Matthew 23:34 word by word

διὰ τοῦτο ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω πρὸς ὑμᾶς προφήτας καὶ σοφοὺς καὶ γραμματεῖς· ἐξ αὐτῶν ἀποκτενεῖτε καὶ σταυρώσετε καὶ ἐξ αὐτῶν μαστιγώσετε ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς ὑμῶν καὶ διώξετε ἀπὸ πόλεως εἰς πόλιν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whereforeδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• ·οὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• sendἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• youσύsu · youG4771
• prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• wise menσοφόςsophos · wiseG4680
• scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ye shall killἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615
• crucifyσταυρόωstauroō · to crucifyG4717
• shall ye scourgeμαστιγόωmastigoō · to whipG3146
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• synagoguesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• synagoguesσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864
• persecuteδιώκωdiōkō · to pursueG1377
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519

Cross-references for Matthew 23:34

• Matthew 10:16“Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as innocent as doves.
• Matthew 28:19Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
• Luke 11:49Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’
• Luke 24:47and repentance for forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
• John 20:21Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, I also send you.”
• Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
• 1 Corinthians 12:3Therefore I want you to know that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
• Ephesians 4:8For it says: When he ascended on high, he took the captives captive; he gave gifts to people.
• Acts 11:27In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
• Acts 13:1Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, a close friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
• Acts 15:32Both Judas and Silas, who were also prophets themselves, encouraged the brothers and sisters and strengthened them with a long message.
• Revelation 11:10Those who live on the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and send gifts to one another because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.
• Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but a cunning person takes lives.
• 1 Corinthians 2:6We do, however, speak a wisdom among the mature, but not a wisdom of this age, or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
• 1 Corinthians 3:10According to God’s grace that was given to me, I have laid a foundation as a skilled master builder, and another builds on it. But each one is to be careful how he builds on it.
• Colossians 1:28We proclaim him, warning and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ.

Commentaries on Matthew 23:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34Wherefore - To show how my prediction, Ye will fill up the measure of your fathers, shall be verified, Behold, I send (I am just going to commission them) prophets, etc. and some ye will kill, (with legal process), and some ye will crucify, pretend to try and find guilty, and deliver them into the hands of the Romans, who shall, through you, thus put them to death. See on Luke 11:49; (note). By prophets, wise men, and scribes, our Lord intends the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34I send unto you prophets … - Jesus doubtless refers here to the apostles, and other teachers of religion. Prophets, wise men, and scribes were the names by which the teachers of religion were known among the Jews, and he therefore used the same terms when speaking of the messengers which he would send. “I send” has the force of the future, I “will” send. Some of them ye shall kill - As in the case of Stephen Acts 7:59 and James Acts 12:1-2. Crucify…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 34-39Verses 34-39 Our Lord declares the miseries the inhabitants of Jerusalem were about to bring upon themselves, but he does not notice the sufferings he was to undergo. A hen gathering her chickens under her wings, is an apt emblem of the Saviour's tender love to those who trust in him, and his faithful care of them. He calls sinners to take refuge under his tender protection, keeps them safe, and nourishes them to eternal life. The present dispersion and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-36Matthew gathered seven warnings of sorrow to come (literally woe to you) inspired by similar Old Testament lists (Isaiah 5:8–23; Habakkuk 2:6–20). Matthew arranged them to reach a climax with the killing of the prophets.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3434. Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes--The I here is emphatic: "I am sending," that is, "am about to send." In Lu 11:49 the variation is remarkable: "Therefore also, said the wisdom of God, I will send them," &c. What precisely is meant by "the wisdom of God" here, is somewhat difficult to determine. To us it appears to be simply an announcement of a purpose of the Divine Wisdom, in the high style of ancient prophecy…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 23:34

• Crucifixion
• Ecclesiasticism
• Jesus Continued
• Martyrdom
• Minister, Christian
• Opportunity
• Persecution
• Responsibility
• Synagogue

In the dictionaries

• Wise men
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• Bewray
• Devour
• Exalt
• Fill
• Gnat
• Ought
• Partaker
• Scribes

Commentaries on Matthew 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings