Matthew 10:17 Cross References - Twentieth_Century

¹⁷ Be on your guard against your fellow men, for they will betray you to courts of law, and scourge you in their Synagogues;

²² I, however, say to you that any one who cherishes anger against his brother shall be liable to answer for it to the Court; and whoever pours contempt upon his brother shall be liable to answer for it to the High Council, while whoever calls down curses upon him shall be liable to answer for it in the fiery Pit.

¹⁹ And give him up to the Gentiles for them to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify; and on the third day he will rise."

³⁴ That is why I send you Prophets, wise men, and Teachers of the Law, some of whom you will crucify and kill, and some of whom you will scourge in your Synagogues, and persecute from town to town;

⁹ When that time comes, they will give you up to persecution, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations on account of my Name. ¹⁰ And then many will fall away, and will betray one another, and hate one another.

⁵⁹ Meanwhile the Chief Priests and the whole of the High Council were trying to get such false evidence against Jesus, as would warrant putting him to death,

⁹ See to yourselves! They will betray you to courts of law; and you will be taken to Synagogues and beaten; and you will be brought up before governors and kings for my sake, that you may bear witness before them.

¹² Brother will betray brother to death, and the father his child; and children will turn against their parents, and cause them to be put to death;

¹¹ Whenever they take you before the Synagogue Courts or the magistrates or other authorities, do not be anxious as to how you will defend yourselves, or what your defense will be, or what you will say;

¹² Before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecute you, and they will betray you to Synagogues and put you in prison, when you will be brought before kings and governors for the sake of my Name. ¹³ Then will be your opportunity of witnessing for me.

⁴⁷ Upon this the Chief Priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the High Council, and said: "What are we to do, now that this man is giving so many signs?

² They will expel you from their Synagogues; indeed the time is coming when any one who kills you will think that he is making an offering to God.

⁶ There were present Annas the High Priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and all who were of High-Priestly rank. ⁷ They had Peter and John brought before them, and questioned them. "By what power," they asked, "Or in whose name have men like you done this thing?" ⁸ On this, Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, spoke as follows: "Leaders of the people and Councillors, ⁹ Since we are on our trial to-day for a kind act done to a helpless man, and are asked in what way the man here before you has been cured, ¹⁰ Let me tell you all and all the people of Israel, that it is by the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified and whom God raised from the dead--it is, I say, by his Name that this man stands here before you lame no longer. ¹¹ Jesus is 'the stone which, scorned by you the builders, has yet become the corner stone.' ¹² And Salvation is in him alone; for there is no other Name in the whole world, given to men, to which we must look for our Salvation." ¹³ When the Council saw how boldly Peter and John spoke, and found that they were uneducated men of humble station, they were surprised, and realized that they had been companions of Jesus. ¹⁴ But, when they looked at the man who had been healed, standing there with them, they had nothing to say. ¹⁵ So they ordered them out of court, and then began consulting together. ¹⁶ "What are we to do to these men?" they asked one another. "That a remarkable sign has been given through them is obvious to every one living in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. ¹⁷ But, to prevent this thing from spreading further among the people, let us warn them not to speak in this Name any more to any one whatever." ¹⁸ So they called the Apostles in, and ordered them not to speak or teach in the Name of Jesus. ¹⁹ But Peter and John replied: "Whether it is right, in the sight of God, to listen to you rather than to him-- ²⁰ Judge for yourselves, for we cannot help speaking of what we have seen and heard." ²¹ However, after further warnings, the Council set them at liberty, not seeing any safe way of punishing them, because of the people, for they were all praising God for what had occurred; ²² For the man who was the subject of this miraculous cure was more than forty years old.

²⁶ On this, the Officer went with his men and fetched the Apostles--without using violence, for they were afraid of being stoned by the people-- ²⁷ And then brought them before the Council. The High Priest demanded an explanation from them. ²⁸ "We gave you strict orders," he said, "not to teach in this Name. Yet you have actually flooded Jerusalem with your teaching, and you want to make us responsible for the death of this man." ²⁹ To this Peter and the Apostles replied: "We must obey God rather than men. ³⁰ The God of our ancestors raised Jesus, whom you put to death by hanging him on a cross. ³¹ It is this Jesus whom God has exalted to his right hand, to be a Guide and a Savior, to give Israel repentance and forgiveness of sins. ³² And we are witness to the truth of this, and so is the Holy Spirit--the gift of God to those who obey him." ³³ The members of the Council became frantic with rage on hearing this, and were for putting the Apostles to death. ³⁴ But Gamaliel, a Pharisee, who was a Doctor of the Law and who was held in universal respect, rose in the Council, and directed that the men should be taken out of court for a little while. ³⁵ He then said: "Men of Israel, take care as to what you intend to do with these men. ³⁶ For not long ago Theudas appeared, professing to be somebody, and was joined by a body of some four hundred men. But he was killed; and all his followers scattered and dwindled away. ³⁷ After him, Judas the Galilean appeared at the time of the census, and induced people to follow him; Yet he, too, perished and all his followers were dispersed. ³⁸ And, in this present case, my advice to you is not to interfere with these men, but to let them alone, for, if their designs and their work are merely of human origin, they will come to an end; ³⁹ But, if they are of divine origin, you will be powerless to put an end to them--or else you may find yourselves fighting against God!" ⁴⁰ The Council followed his advice, and, calling the Apostles in, had them flogged, and then, after cautioning them not to speak in the Name of Jesus, set them free. ⁴¹ But the Apostles left the Council, rejoicing that they had been thought worthy to suffer disgrace for that Name; ⁴² And never for a single day, either in the Temple Courts or in private houses, did they cease to teach, or to tell the Good News of Jesus, the Christ.

⁵ And, when there was an attempt on the part of both Gentiles and Jews, with their leading men, to resort to violence and to stone them, ⁶ The Apostles heard of it, and took refuge in Lystra and Derbe, towns in Lycaonia, and in the district round,

¹⁴ Immediately upon that, the Brethren sent Paul off on his way to the sea coast, but both Silas and Timothy stayed behind in Beroea.

¹⁹ 'Lord,' I answered, 'these people know that I used to imprison and scourge, in Synagogue after Synagogue, those who believed in you;

¹ Paul fixed his eyes upon the Council, and began: "Brothers, for my part, I have always ordered my life before God, with a clear conscience, up to this very day." ² At this, the High Priest Ananias ordered the men standing near to strike him on the mouth; ³ Whereupon Paul turned to him and said: "God will strike you, you white-washed wall! Are you sitting there to try me in accordance with law, and yet, in defiance of law, order me to be struck?" ⁴ The people standing near said to Paul: "Do you know that you are insulting God's High Priest?" ⁵ "I did not know, Brothers, that it was the High Priest," said Paul, "for Scripture says--'Of the Ruler of thy People thou shalt speak no ill'." ⁶ Noticing that some of those present were Sadducees and others Pharisees, Paul called out in the Council: "Brothers, I am a Pharisee and a son of Pharisees. It is on the question of hope for the dead and of their resurrection that I am on my trial." ⁷ As soon as he said this, a dispute arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; and there was a sharp division of opinion among those present. ⁸ (For Sadducees say there is no such thing as a resurrection, and that there is neither angel nor spirit, while Pharisees believe in both.) ⁹ So a great uproar ensued, and some of the Teaches of the Law belonging to the Pharisees' party stood up and hotly protested: "We find nothing whatever wrong in this man. Suppose a spirit did speak to him, or an angel--" ¹⁰ The dispute was becoming so violent, that the Commanding Officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces between them, ordered the Guard to go down and rescue him from them, and take him into the Fort. ¹¹ That night the Lord came and stood by Paul, and said: "Courage! You have borne witness for me in Jerusalem and you must bear witness in Rome also." ¹² In the morning the Jews combined together, and took an oath that they would not eat or drink till they had killed Paul. ¹³ There were more than forty in the plot; ¹⁴ And they went to the Chief Priests and the Councillors, and said: "We have taken a solemn oath not to touch food till we have killed Paul. ¹⁵ So we want you now, with the consent of the Council, to suggest to the Commanding Officer that he should bring Paul down before you, as though you intended to go more fully into his case; but, before he comes here, we will be ready to make away with him." ¹⁶ However, the son of Paul's sister, hearing of the plot, went to the Fort, and on being admitted, told Paul about it. ¹⁷ Paul called one of the Captains of the garrison and asked him to take the lad to the Commanding Officer, as he had something to tell him. ¹⁸ The Captain went with the lad to the Commanding Officer, and said: "The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this lad to you, as he has something to tell you." ¹⁹ The Commanding Officer took the lad by the hand, and, stepping aside, asked what it was he had to tell him. ²⁰ "The Jews have agreed," answered the lad, "to ask you to bring Paul down before the Council to-morrow, on the plea of your making further inquiry into his case. ²¹ But do not let them persuade you, for more than forty of them are lying in wait for him, who have taken an oath that they will not eat or drink, till they have made away with him; and they are at this very moment in readiness, counting upon your promise." ²² The Commanding Officer then dismissed the lad, cautioning him not to mention to anybody that he had given him that information.

¹¹ Time after time, in every Synagogue, I tried by punishments to force them to blaspheme. So frantic was I against them, that I pursued them even to towns beyond our borders.

²⁴ Five times I received at the hands of the Jews forty lashes, all but one. ²⁵ Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. I have spent a whole day and night in the deep. ²⁶ My journeys have been many. I have been through dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my own people, dangers from the Gentiles, dangers in towns, dangers in the country, dangers on the sea, dangers among false Brothers.

² Beware of those 'dogs'! Beware of those mischievous workers! Beware of the men who mutilate themselves!

¹⁵ Do you also, be on your guard against him, for he is strongly opposed to our teaching.

³⁶ Others had to face taunts and blows, and even chains and imprisonment.