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Selected Verse: Matthew 10:17 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mt 10:17 |
Strong Concordance |
But [1161] beware [4337] of [575] men [444]: for [1063] they will deliver [3860] you [5209] up [3860] to [1519] the councils [4892], and [2532] they will scourge [3146] you [5209] in [1722] their [846] synagogues [4864]; |
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King James |
But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
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. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
But beware of men - That is, be on your guard against people who are like wolves, Mat 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 Mat 5:22. Here it seems to refer to any judicial tribunal, of which there were some in every village.
They will scourge you in their synagogues - Scourging, or "whipping," is often mentioned in the New Testament as a mode of punishment. The law of Moses directed that the number of stripes should not exceed 40, but might be any number less, at the discretion of the judge, Deu 25:2-3. The person who was sentenced to scourging was formerly laid upon the ground, and the blows inflicted on his back in the presence of the judge. In later times the criminal was tied to a low post. Scourging is still practiced in the East, but the blows are commonly inflicted on the soles of the feet. It is called the "bastinado."
The instrument formerly used was a "rod." Afterward they employed thongs or lashes attached to the rod. To make the blows severe and more painful, they sometimes fastened sharp points of iron or pieces of lead in the thongs. These were called "scorpions," Kg1 12:11. The law was express that the number of stripes should not exceed forty. The Jews, to secure greater accuracy in counting, used a scourge with three lashes, which inflicted three stripes at once. With this the criminal was struck thirteen times, making the number of blows thirty-nine. Paul was five times scourged in this way. See Co2 11:24.
The Romans did not feel themselves bound by the law of the Jews in regard to the "number" of stripes, but inflicted them at pleasure. Thus our Saviour was scourged until he was so weak as not to be able to bear his cross. This was often done in the synagogue. See Mat 23:34; Act 22:19; Act 26:11. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Of men (τῶν ἀνθπώπων)
Lit., "the men," already alluded to under the term wolves. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| 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. Mat 24:9. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
But beware of men - Or, be on your guard against men, των ανθρωπων 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 - Συνεδρια, sanhedrins and synagogues. See on Mat 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 synagogue, presided to adjust differences among the people: these had power, in certain cases, to condemn to the scourge, but not to death. See Act 22:19; Co2 11:24, compared with Luk 12:11." See Lightfoot. |
11 And [2532] I punished [5097] them [846] oft [4178] in [2596] every [3956] synagogue [4864], and compelled [315] them to blaspheme [987]; and [5037] being [1693] exceedingly [4057] mad against [1693] them [846], I persecuted [1377] them even [2532] unto [1519] [2193] strange [1854] cities [4172].
19 And I [2504] said [2036], Lord [2962], they [846] know [1987] that [3754] I [1473] imprisoned [2252] [5439] and [2532] beat [1194] in every [2596] synagogue [4864] them that believed [4100] on [1909] thee [4571]:
34 Wherefore [1223] [5124], behold [2400], I [1473] send [649] unto [4314] you [5209] prophets [4396], and [2532] wise men [4680], and [2532] scribes [1122]: and [2532] some of [1537] them [846] ye shall kill [615] and [2532] crucify [4717]; and [2532] some of [1537] them [846] shall ye scourge [3146] in [1722] your [5216] synagogues [4864], and [2532] persecute [1377] them from [575] city [4172] to [1519] city [4172]:
24 Of [5259] the Jews [2453] five times [3999] received I [2983] forty [5062] stripes save [3844] one [3391].
11 And now whereas my father [01] did lade [06006] you with a heavy [03515] yoke [05923], I will add [03254] to your yoke [05923]: my father [01] hath chastised [03256] you with whips [07752], but I will chastise [03256] you with scorpions [06137].
2 And it shall be, if the wicked man [07563] be worthy [01121] to be beaten [05221], that the judge [08199] shall cause him to lie down [05307], and to be beaten [05221] before his face [06440], according [01767] to his fault [07564], by a certain number [04557].
3 Forty [0705] stripes [05221] he may give him, and not exceed [03254]: lest, if he should exceed [03254], and beat [05221] him above these with many [07227] stripes [04347], then thy brother [0251] should seem vile [07034] [05869] unto thee.
22 But [1161] I [1473] say [3004] unto you [5213], That [3754] whosoever [3956] is angry [3710] with his [846] brother [80] without a cause [1500] shall be [2071] in danger [1777] of the judgment [2920]: and [1161] whosoever [3739] [302] shall say [2036] to his [846] brother [80], Raca [4469], shall be [2071] in danger [1777] of the council [4892]: but [1161] whosoever [3739] [302] shall say [2036], Thou fool [3474], shall be [2071] in danger [1777] of [1519] hell [1067] fire [4442].
16 Behold [2400], I [1473] send [649] you [5209] forth [649] as [5613] sheep [4263] in [1722] the midst [3319] of wolves [3074]: be ye [1096] therefore [3767] wise [5429] as [5613] serpents [3789], and [2532] harmless [185] as [5613] doves [4058].
9 Then [5119] shall they deliver [3860] you [5209] up [3860] to [1519] be afflicted [2347], and [2532] shall kill [615] you [5209]: and [2532] ye shall be [2071] hated [3404] of [5259] all [3956] nations [1484] for [1223] my [3450] name's sake [3686].
11 And [1161] when [3752] they bring [4374] you [5209] unto [1909] the synagogues [4864], and [2532] unto magistrates [746], and [2532] powers [1849], take [3309] ye no [3361] thought [3309] how [4459] or [2228] what thing [5101] ye shall answer [626], or [2228] what [5101] ye shall say [2036]:
24 Of [5259] the Jews [2453] five times [3999] received I [2983] forty [5062] stripes save [3844] one [3391].
19 And I [2504] said [2036], Lord [2962], they [846] know [1987] that [3754] I [1473] imprisoned [2252] [5439] and [2532] beat [1194] in every [2596] synagogue [4864] them that believed [4100] on [1909] thee [4571]:
22 But [1161] I [1473] say [3004] unto you [5213], That [3754] whosoever [3956] is angry [3710] with his [846] brother [80] without a cause [1500] shall be [2071] in danger [1777] of the judgment [2920]: and [1161] whosoever [3739] [302] shall say [2036] to his [846] brother [80], Raca [4469], shall be [2071] in danger [1777] of the council [4892]: but [1161] whosoever [3739] [302] shall say [2036], Thou fool [3474], shall be [2071] in danger [1777] of [1519] hell [1067] fire [4442].