Matthew 10:17

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

Cross-reference

Matthew 23:34 repeats this exact warning: Jesus says He sends prophets who will be flogged in synagogues, directly echoing the prediction.

Matthew 24:9 reiterates the same promise of persecution — being delivered up and hated — connecting the mission discourse to the end times.

Matthew 26:59 shows Jesus himself before the Sanhedrin — the very council he warns his disciples about.

In Matthew 20:19, Jesus' own flogging by Gentiles parallels the disciples' predicted synagogue flogging, showing shared suffering.

Luke 21:12 Parallel

Luke 21:12 predicts the same persecution — delivered to synagogues and prisons — as part of end-times prophecy.

Acts 22:19 Parallel

Acts 22:19 shows Paul confessing he beat Christians in synagogues, confirming the persecution Jesus warned about from the persecutor's side.

Acts 23:1-11 shows Paul before the Sanhedrin, echoing the same council trial scenario Jesus warned about.

Acts 14:5 Historical context

Acts 14:5 records a specific plot by Jews and Gentiles with their rulers to mistreat and stone the apostles, fulfilling Jesus' warning about council-led persecution.

Acts 5:40 Prophetic fulfillment

Acts 5:40 records the apostles being beaten by the Sanhedrin, directly fulfilling Jesus' warning about flogging in councils.

Acts 5:26–42 Prophetic fulfillment

Acts 5:26-42 depicts apostles arrested and flogged by the Sanhedrin — fulfilling Jesus' warning about councils and scourging.

Acts 4:6–22 Prophetic fulfillment

Acts 4:6-22 shows Peter and John before the Sanhedrin — a direct fulfillment of being delivered to councils.

Acts 23:12-22 reveals a conspiracy by the Jewish council to kill Paul, illustrating the danger of being delivered up to councils.

John 16:2 Parallel

John 16:2 warns of synagogue expulsion and killings, intensifying the same persecution with religious zeal.

Luke 12:11 Parallel

Luke 12:11 echoes being brought before synagogues, adding Jesus' instruction not to worry about defense.

Mark 13:12 Parallel

Mark 13:12 echoes the same warning of betrayal within families, showing this persecution pattern extends to the end times.

Acts 26:11 Parallel

Acts 26:11 reinforces Paul's earlier testimony: he punished Christians in synagogues, matching the exact scenario Jesus predicted.

Mark 13:9 Parallel

Mark 13:9: Jesus repeats the same warning about councils and beatings — a parallel prophecy of persecution.

2 Corinthians 11:24-26 lists the synagogue floggings Paul endured, exactly as Jesus predicted in the warning to his disciples.

Acts 4:3 Prophetic fulfillment

In Acts 4:3, Peter and John are arrested by the council — fulfilling Jesus' prediction of being delivered to councils.

Acts 22:30 Parallel

Acts 22:30 shows Paul brought before the Jewish council — a fulfillment of Jesus' warning about being delivered to courts.

Acts 16:22 Parallel

Acts 16:22 shows Paul and Silas beaten by magistrates — exactly the flogging Jesus said disciples would face.

Mark 13:11 Parallel

In Mark 13:11, Jesus warns about being delivered over to councils — a direct parallel to Matthew 10:17.

Acts 17:14 Parallel

Acts 17:14 describes Paul being sent away due to opposition from Jewish councils, a direct example of the hostility Jesus foretold.

Deuteronomy 25:2 Historical context

Deuteronomy 25:2 provides the legal basis for judicial beating in Israel, the practice behind the synagogue flogging warned about here.

Deuteronomy 25:3 Historical context

Deuteronomy 25:3 limits stripes to forty, the precise context for the synagogue flogging and Paul's later 'forty lashes less one'.