Matthew 10:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; ”

• Matthew 10:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  But 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 e...

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• Matthew 10:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  But beware of (h) men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; (h) For in the cause of religion men are wolves to each other.

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• Matthew 10:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Charge to the Twelve. The section forms the second of five passages into which Mt. col lected the sayings of Jesus. The Markan account ( Matthew 6:7-11 ) is followed by Luke 9:1-5 , but Luke...

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• Matthew 10:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  of . away from: i.e. beware [and keep] away from. Greek. apo. App-104. men. Plural of anthropos. App-123. you. This was true of the Twelve ("them that heard Him": Hebrews 2:3 ) in the dis...

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• Matthew 10:17 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  17. But beware of men Erasmus has inserted the word these, (beware of these men,) supposing that the article has the force of a demonstrative pronoun. (584) But in my opinion it is bette...

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• Matthew 10:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; But beware of men - Or, be on your guard against men, των ανθρωπων These men; i.e. your...

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• Matthew 10:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  But beware of men— "Though I order you to be meek and patient under injuries, I do not mean that you should not be on your guard, and, as far as is consistent with conscience and duty, avoid them:...

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• Matthew 10:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; But beware of men; for they will deliver you to the councils, х sunedria (...

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• Matthew 10:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Mission of the Twelve 1. Mission of the Twelve ( Mark 6:7 ; Luke 9:1 ). This mission was intended partly to prepare the way for visits from Jesus Himself, and partly to train the apostles for the...

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• Matthew 10:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  To the councils. — The plural shows that our Lord referred, not to the Great Council or Sanhedrin at Jerusalem, but to the lesser councils connected with provincial synagogues that had power to jud...

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• Matthew 10:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 9 The King's Ambassadors - Matthew 9:36-38 ; Matthew 10:1-42 I - THE MISSION. Matthew 9:36-38 - Matthew 10:1-5 So far the King Himself has done all the work of the kingdom. But it...

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• Matthew 10:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Steadfast under Persecution Matthew 10:16-23 The way of the servants and heralds of Christ will never be easy. From the first, it has been lined with jagged flints. On the one hand, they are as...

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• Matthew 10:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  As a result of this, the King calls, equips, and sends forth His disciples. No work can be done to extend His Kingdom that is not the direct outcome of His compassion. To men in communion with that c...

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• Matthew 10:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  But beware of men ,.... Of these men, comparable to wolves, before spoken of: the phrase is somewhat uncommon and emphatical, and designs not merely wicked men in common, the men of the world, and e...

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• Matthew 10:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; Ver. 17. But beware of men ] Absurd and wicked men, saith Paul, 2 Thessalonians 3:...

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• Matthew 10:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Beware of men That is, be on your guard against the men of the world with whom you converse, that you do not, by any inadvertency, give them advantage against you: and think not that all your innoc...

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• Matthew 10:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  When He instructs us to pray, He fully intends to answer such prayer, as we see now in His sending forth His twelve disciples. It is precious to see Him exercising authority to communicate authority...

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• Matthew 10:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Instructions to the Apostles.       16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and ha...

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• Matthew 10:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  See Poole on " Matthew 10:18 " .

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• Matthew 10:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Dangers That They Will Face In The Future. Having declared the positive side of what their experiences will be Jesus now turns to the problems that they will face. For while they go trusting t...

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• Matthew 10:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 10:17 . Synagogues .—The ecclesiastical and civil elements were so thoroughly inter-blended among the Jews, that “in every synagogue,” says Lightfoot, “there was a civil t...

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• Matthew 10:17 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Matthew 10:1-20 Jesus giving His Power to His Followers. Note: I. The work Christ's followers were to do. They were to do the mysterious work which the Master had done, and to preach as both He...

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• Matthew 10:17 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Matthew 10:1-4 . And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. No...

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• Matthew 10:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Matthew 10:1 . He called to him his twelve disciples. Jesus chose twelve that they might sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Luke 22:30 . And that they might be the twelve founda...

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• Matthew 10:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION For introductory notes to this chapter, see Matthew 9:35 . Matthew 10:1 Parallel passages: Mark 6:7 ; Luke 9:1 . The prayer ( Matthew 9:38 ) is answered in the persons of tho...

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• Matthew 10:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  But beware of men; for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues.

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• Matthew 10:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Corinthians 11:24 ; 2 Corinthians 11:24-26 ; 2 Corinthians 11:25 ; 2 Timothy 4:15 ; Acts 14:5 ; Acts 14:6 ; Acts 17:14 ; Acts 22:19 ; Acts 23:1 ; Acts 23:12-22 ; Acts 26:11 ; Acts 4:6 ;...

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• Matthew 10:17 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  Sending out the Twelve Matthew 10:1-24 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Scripture for this study opens with the statement, "And when He had called unto Him His twelve disciples." We want to speak of the...

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• Matthew 10:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  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...

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