Matthew 10:17

17 Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils and be flogged in the synagogues.

Matthew 10:17 in Other Translations

KJV
17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
ESV
17 Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues,
NLT
17 But beware! For you will be handed over to the courts and will be flogged with whips in the synagogues.
MSG
17 "Don't be naive. Some people will impugn your motives, others will smear your reputation - just because you believe in me.
CSB
17 Because people will hand you over to sanhedrins and flog you in their synagogues, beware of them.

Matthew 10:17 In-Context

15 Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.
16 “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
17 Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils and be flogged in the synagogues.
18 On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
19 But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say,

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Matthew 5:22
  • 2. Matthew 23:34; Mark 13:9; Acts 5:40; Acts 22:19; Acts 26:11
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