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Selected Verse: Matthew 23:34 - Strong Concordance
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| Mt 23:34 |
Strong Concordance |
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]: |
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King James |
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: |
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] |
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 Luk 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, to send a last set of messengers whom the people would reject, and rejecting, would fill up the cup of their iniquity. But, whereas in Luke it is "I, the Wisdom of God, will send them," in Matthew it is "I, Jesus, am sending them"; language only befitting the one sender of all the prophets, the Lord God of Israel now in the flesh. They are evidently evangelical messengers, but called by the familiar Jewish names of "prophets, wise men, and scribes," whose counterparts were the inspired and gifted servants of the Lord Jesus; for in Luke (Luk 11:49) it is "prophets and apostles."
unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar--As there is no record of any fresh murder answering to this description, probably the allusion is not to any recent murder, but to Ch2 24:20-22, as the last recorded and most suitable case for illustration. And as Zacharias' last words were, "The Lord require it," so they are here warned that of that generation it should be required. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
I 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 Act 7:59 and James Act 12:1-2.
Crucify - Punish with death on the cross. There are no cases of this mentioned; but few historical records of this age have come down to us. The Jews had not the power of crucifying, but they had power to deliver those whom they condemned to death into the hands of the Romans to do it.
Shall scourge - See the notes at Mat 10:17. This was done, Act 22:19-24; Co2 11:24-25.
Persecute ... - See the notes at Mat 5:10. This was fulfilled in the case of nearly all the apostles. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
send unto you
The Jews' treatment of the apostles is proved, (Mat 23:31-33). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Wherefore - That it may appear you are the true children of those murderers, and have a right to have their iniquities visited on you: Behold, I send - Is not this speaking as one having authority? Prophets - Men with supernatural credentials: Wise men - Such as have both natural abilities and experience; and scribes - Men of learning: but all will not avail. Luk 11:49. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Wherefore - 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 Luk 11:49 (note). By prophets, wise men, and scribes, our Lord intends the evangelists, apostles, deacons, etc., who should be employed in proclaiming his Gospel: men who should equal the ancient prophets, their wise men, and scribes, in all the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit. |
20 And the Spirit [07307] of God [0430] came [03847] upon Zechariah [02148] the son [01121] of Jehoiada [03077] the priest [03548], which stood [05975] above the people [05971], and said [0559] unto them, Thus saith [0559] God [0430], Why transgress [05674] ye the commandments [04687] of the LORD [03068], that ye cannot prosper [06743]? because ye have forsaken [05800] the LORD [03068], he hath also forsaken [05800] you.
21 And they conspired [07194] against him, and stoned [07275] him with stones [068] at the commandment [04687] of the king [04428] in the court [02691] of the house [01004] of the LORD [03068].
22 Thus Joash [03101] the king [04428] remembered [02142] not the kindness [02617] which Jehoiada [03077] his father [01] had done [06213] to him, but slew [02026] his son [01121]. And when he died [04194], he said [0559], The LORD [03068] look [07200] upon it, and require [01875] it.
49 Therefore [1223] [5124] also [2532] said [2036] the wisdom [4678] of God [2316], I will send [649] [1519] them [846] prophets [4396] and [2532] apostles [652], and [2532] some of [1537] them [846] they shall slay [615] and [2532] persecute [1559]:
49 Therefore [1223] [5124] also [2532] said [2036] the wisdom [4678] of God [2316], I will send [649] [1519] them [846] prophets [4396] and [2532] apostles [652], and [2532] some of [1537] them [846] they shall slay [615] and [2532] persecute [1559]:
10 Blessed [3107] are they which are persecuted [1377] for [1752] righteousness' sake [1343]: for [3754] theirs [846] is [2076] the kingdom [932] of heaven [3772].
24 Of [5259] the Jews [2453] five times [3999] received I [2983] forty [5062] stripes save [3844] one [3391].
25 Thrice [5151] was I beaten with rods [4463], once [530] was I stoned [3034], thrice [5151] I suffered shipwreck [3489], a night and a day [3574] I have been [4160] in [1722] the deep [1037];
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]:
20 And [2532] when [3753] the blood [129] of thy [4675] martyr [3144] Stephen [4736] was shed [1632], I [846] also [2532] was [2252] standing by [2186], and [2532] consenting [4909] unto his [846] death [336], and [2532] kept [5442] the raiment [2440] of them that slew [337] him [846].
21 And [2532] he said [2036] unto [4314] me [3165], Depart [4198]: for [3754] I [1473] will send [1821] thee [4571] far hence [3112] unto [1519] the Gentiles [1484].
22 And [1161] they gave [191] him [846] audience [191] unto [891] this [5127] word [3056], and [2532] then lifted up [1869] their [846] voices [5456], and said [3004], Away with [142] such [5108] a fellow from [575] the earth [1093]: for [1063] it is [2520] not [3756] fit [2520] that he [846] should live [2198].
23 And [1161] as they [846] cried out [2905], and [2532] cast off [4495] their clothes [2440], and [2532] threw [906] dust [2868] into [1519] the air [109],
24 The chief captain [5506] commanded [2753] him [846] to be brought [71] into [1519] the castle [3925], and bade [2036] that he [846] should be examined [426] by scourging [3148]; that [2443] he might know [1921] wherefore [1223] [3739] [156] they cried [2019] so [3779] against [2019] him [846].
17 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];
1 Now [1161] about [2596] that [1565] time [2540] Herod [2264] the king [935] stretched forth [1911] his hands [5495] to vex [2559] certain [5100] of [575] the church [1577].
2 And [1161] he killed [337] James [2385] the brother [80] of John [2491] with the sword [3162].
59 And [2532] they stoned [3036] Stephen [4736], calling upon [1941] God, and [2532] saying [3004], Lord [2962] Jesus [2424], receive [1209] my [3450] spirit [4151].
31 Wherefore [5620] ye be witnesses [3140] unto yourselves [1438], that [3754] ye are [2075] the children [5207] of them which killed [5407] the prophets [4396].
32 Fill [4137] ye [5210] up [4137] then [2532] the measure [3358] of your [5216] fathers [3962].
33 Ye serpents [3789], ye generation [1081] of vipers [2191], how [4459] can ye [5343] escape [575] the damnation [2920] of hell [1067]?
49 Therefore [1223] [5124] also [2532] said [2036] the wisdom [4678] of God [2316], I will send [649] [1519] them [846] prophets [4396] and [2532] apostles [652], and [2532] some of [1537] them [846] they shall slay [615] and [2532] persecute [1559]:
49 Therefore [1223] [5124] also [2532] said [2036] the wisdom [4678] of God [2316], I will send [649] [1519] them [846] prophets [4396] and [2532] apostles [652], and [2532] some of [1537] them [846] they shall slay [615] and [2532] persecute [1559]: