Matthew 10:23 NIV

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 10:23

10:23 "When they persecute you in one city, flee into another. This is the truth I tell you--you will not complete your tour of the cities of Israel, until the Son of Man shall come." This passage counsels a wise and a Christian prudence. In the days of persecution a certain danger always threatened the Christian witness. There always were those who actually courted martyrdom; they were wrought up to such a pitch of hysterical and fanatical enthusiasm that they went out of their way to... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 10:23

This passage contains one strange saying which we cannot honestly neglect. Matthew depicts Jesus as sending out his men, and, as he does so, saying to them, "You will not complete your tour of the cities of Israel, until the Son of Man shall come." On the face of it that seems to mean that before his men had completed their preaching tour, his day of glory and his return to power would have taken place. The difficulty is just this-that did not in fact happen, and, if at that moment. Jesus had... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:23

But when they persecute you in this city ,.... Or any city into which they went, and preached the Gospel; and would not suffer them to go on in their work, they were not to desist, but to go elsewhere, where they might hope for a better reception, and a longer continuance, and so of doing more good: flee ye into another ; not so much for their own safety, though this, according to the circumstances of things, is lawful, but for the further spreading of the Gospel. The exhortation is not... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:23

But when they persecute you - It is prudence and humility (when charity or righteousness obliges us not to the contrary) to avoid persecution. To deprive those who are disposed to do evil of the opportunities of doing it; to convey the grace which they despise to others; to accomplish God's designs of justice on the former, and of mercy on the latter, are consequences of the flight of a persecuted preacher. This flight is a precept to those who are highly necessary to the Church of Christ,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:23

Verse 23 23.And when they shall persecute you. He anticipates an objection that might arise. If we must encounter the resentments of the whole world, what shall be the end of all this? (593) Though it may not be safe for them to remain in any place, yet Christ warns them not to despair, but, on the contrary, when they have been driven from one place, to try whether their labors in some other place may be of any avail. It is a mistake, however, to suppose that this is a bare permission: for it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:1-42

The "commanding" of the twelve. This was a grand historic occasion indeed. The honoured but ever-comparatively feeble and now dimmed, dying, or dead schools of the prophets are to be succeeded by a scion of Christianity that marks at one and the same time its noblest and most amazing human institution, and Heaven's most condescending gift and human trust. Now begins "the great company of preachers" of the New Testament. They began with twelve;. they very soon grew to seventy; and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:16-23

You will be in the midst; of foes, and simplicity must be accompanied by prudence ( Matthew 10:16 , a summary of all); you will be ill-treated publicly ( Matthew 10:17 , Matthew 10:18 ), but must conduct yourselves with calm faith that you will be guided in your defence ( Matthew 10:19 , Matthew 10:20 ), with endurance of family and universal enmity. ( Matthew 10:21 , Matthew 10:22 ), with common sense in avoiding unnecessary danger, for wherever you go you will find work to be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:16-23

The future mission of the apostles. I. THE COMING PERSECUTIONS . 1 . The Lord warns his apostles beforehand. "Behold, I send you forth." He looks forward to their future work in the world when they should have received the full apostolic commission; he prepares them for the dangers of their office; he reminds them of its dignity, of the source from which the commission comes. "I send you." The pronoun is emphatic: "It is I, the Lord, who send you." This thought should strengthen... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:16-23

Sheep and wolves. The charge of Christ to his evangelists is here continued. Though addressed in the first instance to the twelve, it is by no means limited to them. We may learn— I. THAT THE DISPOSITION OF THE WORLDLING TOWARDS THE CHRISTIAN IS WOLFISH . 1 . It is a disposition of hostility. 2 . Its hostility is nerved by cruelty. 3 . The cruelty is aggravated by treachery. "O shame to men! devil with devil damn'd Firm concord holds, men only... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:16-39

The internal conditions of conveying Christ ' s message. The subdivisions of this section are after Matthew 10:23 and Matthew 10:33 (cf. Matthew 10:5 , note). read more

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 10:23

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 10:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:23

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:1-42

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:16-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:16-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:16-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:16-39

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