Matthew 10:17

Matthew 10:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
• New International Version (NIV)Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils and be flogged in the synagogues.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues,
• New King James Version (NKJV)But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils and scourge you in their synagogues.

Context of Matthew 10:17

15I tell you this: One day God will punish people like that. God will punish them even more than the people who lived in Sodom and Gomorrah long ago.’ 16Jesus then said to his disciples, ‘Listen well. I am sending you to people who will want to kill you. You will be like sheep among wild animals. You must watch carefully, like snakes do. But you must also be good and kind like doves. Be careful! People will be against you. They will take you to stand in front of their leaders. They will punish you with whips in their meeting places. 18They will take you to stand in front of kings and rulers. All this will happen because you are my disciples. You will tell all these important people and also the Gentiles the good news about me. 19When they take you to stand in front of their leaders, do not be afraid. Do not worry about what you should say or how you should say it. At that time, God will give you the right words to speak.

Matthew 10:17 word by word

Προσέχετε δὲ ἀπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων· παραδώσουσιν γὰρ ὑμᾶς εἰς συνέδρια καὶ ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς αὐτῶν μαστιγώσουσιν ὑμᾶς·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• bewareπροσέχωprosechō · to watch outG4337
• ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
• menὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• they will deliverπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• youσύsu · youG4771
• up toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the councilsσυνέδριονsunedrion · councilG4892
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• they will scourgeμαστιγόωmastigoō · to whipG3146
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• synagoguesσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864

Cross-references for Matthew 10:17

• Micah 7:5Do not believe anyone, even somebody that you know well. You cannot be sure that your friend will always be honest with you. Be careful what you say to your wife. Be careful even when you are hugging her.
• Mark 13:9So be careful! People will be against you. They will take you to stand in front of their leaders. They will punish you with whips in their meeting places. They will take you to stand in front of kings and rulers. This will happen because you are my disciples. You will tell them the good news about me.
• Acts 14:5Some of the Jews and the Gentiles met with their leaders. They decided to do bad things to Paul and Barnabas. They wanted to throw stones at them and kill them.
• Acts 17:14Immediately, the believers in Berea sent Paul away to go to the coast. But Silas and Timothy stayed in Berea.
• Acts 23:12The next morning, a group of Jews talked together about how they might kill Paul. They agreed to make a promise to God. They would not eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.
• 2 Corinthians 11:24At five different times, the Jewish leaders punished me with whips. Each time they hit me 39 times.
• Philippians 3:2Be very careful! Some people are teaching bad things. They say that you must cut your bodies. They are like dangerous dogs. Do not believe them!
• 2 Timothy 4:15You must also be careful that he does not cause trouble for you. He argued very strongly against our message.
• Matthew 24:9Then people will take hold of you and they will give you pain. They will even kill some of you. People in every country will hate you because you are my disciples.
• Luke 12:11People will take you into their meeting places. They will make you stand in front of rulers and other people that have authority. They will want to show that you have done bad things. But do not be afraid of them. Do not worry about what you should say.
• Luke 21:12But before all those things happen, people will take hold of you. They will do bad things to you and give you pain. They will take you to the leaders in their meeting places and they will keep you in prisons. They will make you stand in front of kings and rulers. All this will happen because you are my disciples.
• John 16:2People will send you away from their meeting places. There will be a time when people will want to kill you. When they do this, they will even think that they are doing what God wants.
• Acts 4:6They met with Annas who was the most important priest. Caiaphas, John and Alexander were also there. Other men from the family of the most important priest were with them too.
• Acts 5:26So the leader of the police took his men with him to find the apostles. They took hold of the apostles to take them back to the Jewish leaders. But they did not hurt them because they were afraid of the people. They thought that the people might be angry. They might throw stones at them to kill them.
• Acts 23:1Paul looked at the group of Jewish leaders and he said to them, ‘My Jewish friends, God knows that I have nothing to be ashamed about today. I have always respected God's Laws.’
• Matthew 5:22But what I now say to you is this: Anybody who is angry with his brother will have to stand in front of a judge. Or someone might call his brother by a bad name. Then he will have to stand in front of the Jewish leaders. They will judge him. But someone may say to his brother, “You are a fool.” God will judge that person. God may punish him in the fires of hell.

Commentaries on Matthew 10:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17But beware of men - Or, be on your guard against men, These men; i.e. your countrymen; those from whom you might have reasonably expected comfort and support; and especially those in power, who will abuse that power to oppress you. Councils - , sanhedrins and synagogues. See on Matthew 5:22; (note). "By synagogues we may understand here, not the places of public worship, but assemblies where three magistrates, chosen out of the principal members of the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17But beware of men - That is, be on your guard against people who are like wolves, Matthew 10:16. Do not run unnecessarily into danger. Use suitable prudence and caution, and do not needlessly endanger your lives. Councils - The word used here commonly signifies the great council of the nation, the Sanhedrin. See the notes at Matthew 5:22. Here it seems to refer to any judicial tribunal, of which there were some in every village. They will scourge you in…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-42Verses 16-42 Our Lord warned his disciples to prepare for persecution. They were to avoid all things which gave advantage to their enemies, all meddling with worldly or political concerns, all appearance of evil or selfishness, and all underhand measures. Christ foretold troubles, not only that the troubles might not be a surprise, but that they might confirm their faith. He tells them what they should suffer, and from whom. Thus Christ has dealt fairly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-42Jesus expands his ministry (see Matthew 4:23–9:34) by sending his disciples to other people in Israel (10:5–6). The instructions Jesus gives his disciples (10:5–42) emphasizes missionary work and the opposition and challenges they will encounter.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. But beware of men; for they will deliver you up to the councils--the local courts, used here for civil magistrates in general. and they will scourge you in their synagogues--By this is meant persecution at the hands of the ecclesiastics.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 10:17

• Commandments
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• Persecution
• Scourging
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Commentaries on Matthew 10

• 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
• 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