Matthew 10:17

Geneva Bible (1560)

But beware of men, for they will deliuer you vp to the Councils, and will scourge you in their Synagogues.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Προσέχετε δὲ ἀπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων: παραδώσουσιν γὰρ ὑμᾶς εἰς συνέδρια, καὶ ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς αὐτῶν μαστιγώσουσιν ὑμᾶς·

Transliteration

Prosechete de from the anthrōpōn: paradōsousin gar you into synedria, and in the synagōgais of-them mastigōsousin you;

Grammar Details

• *Prosechete*: present active imperative, 2nd plural - beware/take heed
• *de*: postpositive particle - but/and/now
• *anthrōpōn*: genitive masculine plural - of men/people
• *paradōsousin*: future active indicative, 3rd plural - they will deliver/hand over
• *gar*: postpositive conjunction - for/because
• *synedria*: accusative neuter plural - councils/courts
• *synagōgais*: dative feminine plural - synagogues/assemblies
• *mastigōsousin*: future active indicative, 3rd plural - they will flog/scourge

Word Meanings

• *Prosechete*: beware/take heed/pay attention
• *anthrōpōn*: men/people/mankind
• *paradōsousin*: they will deliver/hand over/betray
• *synedria*: councils/courts/tribunals
• *synagōgais*: synagogues/assemblies/meeting places
• *mastigōsousin*: they will flog/scourge/whip

Referenced Verses

• Mark 13:9 : 9 But take ye heede to your selues: for they shall deliuer you vp to the Councils, and to the Synagogues: ye shalbe beaten, and brought before rulers and Kings for my sake, for a testimoniall vnto them.
• Matt 23:34 : 34 Wherefore beholde, I send vnto you Prophets, and wise men, and Scribes, and of them ye shall kill and crucifie: and of them shall ye scourge in your Synagogues, and persecute from citie to citie,
• Matt 5:22 : 22 But I say vnto you, whosoeuer is angry with his brother vnaduisedly, shalbe culpable of iudgment; whosoeuer sayth vnto his brother, Raca, shalbe worthy to be punished by the Councill; whosoeuer shall say, Foole, shalbe worthy to be punished with hell fire.
• Luke 12:11 : 11 And when they shal bring you vnto the Synagogues, and vnto the rulers and Princes, take no thought howe, or what thing ye shall answere, or what yee shall speake.
• Acts 26:11 : 11 And I punished them throughout all the Synagogues, and compelled them to blaspheme, and being more mad against them, I persecuted them, euen vnto strange cities.
• Acts 22:19 : 19 Then I sayd, Lord, they know that I prisoned, and beat in euery Synagogue them that beleeued in thee.
• Acts 23:1-9 : 1 And Paul behelde earnestly the Councill, and sayde, Men and brethren, I haue in all good conscience serued God vntill this day. 2 Then the hie Priest Ananias commanded them that stood by, to smite him on the mouth. 3 Then sayd Paul to him, God will smite thee, thou whited wall: for thou sittest to iudge me according to the Lawe, and transgressing the Lawe, commaundest thou me to be smitten? 4 And they that stood by, sayd, Reuilest thou Gods hie Priest? 5 Then sayd Paul, I knewe not, brethren, that he was the hie Priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speake euill of the ruler of thy people. 6 But when Paul perceiued that the one part were of the Sadduces, and the other of the Pharises, hee cried in the Council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharise, the sonne of a Pharise: I am accused of the hope and resurrection of the dead. 7 And when hee had saide this, there was a dissension betweene the Pharises and the Sadduces, so that the multitude was deuided. 8 For the Sadduces say that there is no resurrection, neither Angel, nor spirit: but the Pharises confesse both. 9 Then there was a great crye: and the Scribes of the Pharises part rose vp, and stroue, saying, Wee finde none euill in this man: but if a spirit or an Angel hath spoken to him, let vs not fight against God. 10 And when there was a great dissension, the chiefe captaine, fearing lest Paul should haue bene pulled in pieces of them, commaunded the souldiers to go downe, and take him from among them, and to bring him into the castel. 11 Nowe the night folowing, the Lord stoode by him, and saide, Be of good courage, Paul: for as thou hast testified of mee in Hierusalem, so must thou beare witnesse also at Rome. 12 And when the day was come, certaine of the Iewes made an assemblie, and bounde themselues with a curse, saying, that they woulde neither eate nor drinke, till they had killed Paul. 13 And they were more then fourtie, which had made this conspiracie. 14 And they came to the chiefe Priestes and Elders, and said, We haue bound our selues with a solemne curse, that wee will eate nothing, vntill we haue slaine Paul. 15 Nowe therefore, ye and the Council signifie to the chiefe captaine, that hee bring him foorth vnto you to morow: as though you would know some thing more perfectly of him, and we, or euer he come neere, will be readie to kill him. 16 But when Pauls sisters sonne heard of their laying awaite, he went, and entred into the castel, and tolde Paul. 17 And Paul called one of the Centurions vnto him, and said, Take this yong man hence vnto the chiefe captaine: for he hath a certaine thing to shewe him. 18 So hee tooke him, and brought him to the chiefe captaine, and saide, Paul the prisoner called mee vnto him, and prayed mee to bring this yong man vnto thee, which hath some thing to say vnto thee. 19 Then the chiefe captaine tooke him by the hande, and went apart with him alone, and asked him, What hast thou to shewe me? 20 And he saide, The Iewes haue conspired to desire thee, that thou wouldest bring foorth Paul to morow into the Council, as though they would inquire somewhat of him more perfectly: 21 But let them not perswade thee: for there lie in waite for him of them, more then fourtie men, which haue bound themselues with a curse, that they will neither eate nor drinke, till they haue killed him: and nowe are they readie, and waite for thy promes. 22 The chiefe captaine then let the yong man depart, after hee had charged him to vtter it to no man, that he had shewed him these things.
• 2 Cor 11:24-26 : 24 Of the Iewes fiue times receiued I fourtie stripes saue one. 25 I was thrise beaten with roddes: I was once stoned: I suffered thrise shipwracke: night and day haue I bene in the deepe sea. 26 In iourneying I was often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils of mine owne nation, in perils among the Gentiles, in perils in the citie, in perils in wildernes, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren,
• Phil 3:2 : 2 Beware of dogges: beware of euil workers: beware of the concision.
• 2 Tim 4:15 : 15 Of whome be thou ware also: for he withstoode our preaching sore.
• Heb 11:36 : 36 And others haue bene tryed by mockings and scourgings, yea, moreouer by bondes and prisonment.
• Luke 21:12-13 : 12 But before all these, they shal lay their hands on you, and persecute you, deliuering you vp to the assemblies, and into prisons, and bring you before Kings and rulers for my Names sake. 13 And this shall turne to you, for a testimoniall.
• John 11:47 : 47 Then gathered the hie Priests, & the Pharises a councill, and said, What shall we doe? For this man doeth many miracles.
• John 16:2 : 2 They shall excommunicate you: yea, the time shall come, that whosoeuer killeth you, will thinke that he doeth God seruice.
• Acts 4:6-9 : 6 And Annas the chiefe Priest, and Caiaphas, and Iohn, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the hie Priestes. 7 And whe they had set them before them, they asked, By what power, or in what Name haue ye done this? 8 Then Peter ful of the holy Ghost, said vnto them, Ye rulers of the people, and Elders of Israel, 9 For as much as we this day are examined of the good deede done to the impotent man, to wit, by what meanes he is made whole, 10 Be it knowen vnto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the Name of Iesvs Christ of Nazareth, whom ye haue crucified, whome God raised againe from the dead, euen by him doth this man stand here before you, whole. 11 This is the stone cast aside of you builders which is become the head of the corner. 12 Neither is there saluation in any other: for among men there is giuen none other Name vnder heauen, whereby we must be saued. 13 Now when they sawe the boldnes of Peter and Iohn, and vnderstoode that they were vnlearned men and without knowledge, they marueiled, & knew them, that they had bin with Iesus: 14 And beholding also the man which was healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against it. 15 Then they commaunded them to goe aside out of the Council, and conferred among themselues, 16 Saying, What shall we doe to these men? For surely a manifest signe is done by them, and it is openly knowen to all them that dwell in Hierusalem: and we cannot denie it. 17 But that it be noysed no farther among the people, let vs threaten and charge them, that they speake hencefoorth to no man in this Name. 18 So they called them, and commaunded them, that in no wise they should speake or teach in the Name of Iesus. 19 But Peter and Iohn answered vnto them, and said, Whether it be right in the sight of God, to obey you rather then God, iudge ye. 20 For we cannot but speake the things which we haue seene and heard. 21 So they threatened them, and let them goe, and found nothing how to punish them, because of the people: for all men praised God for that which was done. 22 For the man was aboue fourtie yeeres olde, on whome this miracle of healing was shewed.
• Acts 5:26-42 : 26 Then went the captaine with the officers, and brought them without violence (for they feared the people, lest they should haue bene stoned) 27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the Councill, & the chiefe Priest asked them, 28 Saying, Did not we straightly commaund you, that ye should not teach in this Name? & behold, ye haue filled Hierusale with your doctrine, and ye would bring this mans blood vpon vs. 29 Then Peter and the Apostles answered, & sayd, We ought rather to obey God then men. 30 The God of our fathers hath raised vp Iesus, whom ye slewe, and hanged on a tree. 31 Him hath God lift vp with his right hand, to be a Prince and a Sauiour, to giue repentance to Israel, and forgiuenes of sinnes. 32 And we are his witnesses concerning these things which we say: yea, & the holy Ghost, whome God hath giuen to them that obey him. 33 Now when they heard it, they brast for anger, and consulted to slay them. 34 Then stoode there vp in the Councill a certaine Pharise named Gamaliel, a doctour of the Lawe, honoured of all the people, and commaunded to put the Apostles forth a litle space, 35 And sayd vnto them, Men of Israel, take heede to your selues, what ye intende to doe touching these men. 36 For before these times, rose vp Theudas boasting himselfe, to whom resorted a number of men, about a foure hundreth, who was slaine: and they all which obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought. 37 After this man, arose vp Iudas of Galile, in the dayes of the tribute, and drewe away much people after him: hee also perished, and all that obeyed him, were scattered abroad. 38 And nowe I say vnto you, Refraine your selues from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsell, or this worke be of men, it will come to nought: 39 But if it be of God, ye can not destroy it, lest ye be found euen fighters against God. 40 And to him they agreed, and called the Apostles: and when they had beaten them, they commaunded that they should not speake in the Name of Iesus, and let them goe. 41 So they departed from the Councill, reioycing, that they were counted worthy to suffer rebuke for his Name. 42 And dayly in the Temple, & from house to house they ceased not to teach, and preach Iesus Christ.
• Acts 14:5-6 : 5 And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and of the Iewes with their rulers, to doe them violence, and to stone them, 6 They were ware of it, and fled vnto Lystra, and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and vnto the region round about,
• Acts 17:14 : 14 But by and by the brethren sent away Paul to goe as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.
• Matt 20:19 : 19 And shall deliuer him to the Gentiles, to mocke, and to scourge, and to crucifie him, but the thrde day he shall rise againe.
• Deut 25:2-3 : 2 Then if so be the wicked be worthy to bee beaten, the iudge shall cause him to lie downe, and to be beaten before his face, according to his trespasse, vnto a certaine nomber. 3 Fortie stripes shal he cause him to haue & not past, lest if he should exceede and beate him aboue that with many stripes, thy brother should appeare despised in thy sight.
• Mic 7:5 : 5 Trust ye not in a friend, neither put ye confidence in a counseller: keepe the doores of thy mouth from her that lyeth in thy bosome.
• Matt 24:9-9 : 9 Then shal they deliuer you vp to be afflicted, and shall kill you, and ye shall be hated of all nations for my Names sake. 10 And then shall many be offended, and shal betray one another, and shall hate one another.
• Matt 26:59 : 59 Nowe the chiefe Priestes and the Elders, and all the whole councill sought false witnesse against Iesus, to put him to death.
• Mark 13:12 : 12 Yea, and the brother shall deliuer the brother to death, and the father the sonne, and the children shall rise against their parents, and shall cause them to die.