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Truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. <a href="/nlt/matthew/10.htm">New Living Translation</a> When you are persecuted in one town, flee to the next. I tell you the truth, the Son of Man will return before you have reached all the towns of Israel. <a href="/esv/matthew/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. <a href="/bsb/matthew/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. <a href="/blb/matthew/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next. For truly I say to you, you shall not have completed the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes. <a href="/kjv/matthew/10.htm">King James Bible</a> But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/10.htm">New King James Version</a> When they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For assuredly, I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “But whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes. <a href="/nasb/matthew/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220But whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “But whenever they persecute you in this city, flee to the next; for truly I say to you, you shall not finish going through the cities of Israel, until the Son of Man comes. <a href="/lsb/matthew/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “But whenever they persecute you in this city, flee to the next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes. <a href="/amp/matthew/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “When they persecute you in one city [because of your faith in Me], flee to the next; for I assure you and most solemnly say to you, you will not finish going through all the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes. <a href="/csb/matthew/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When they persecute you in one town, flee to another. For truly I tell you, you will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When they persecute you in one town, escape to another. For I assure you: You will not have covered the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. <a href="/asv/matthew/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone through the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. <a href="/cev/matthew/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When people mistreat you in one town, hurry to another one. I promise you before you have gone to all the towns of Israel, the Son of Man will come. <a href="/erv/matthew/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone through the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. <a href="/gwt/matthew/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So when they persecute you in one city, flee to another. I can guarantee this truth: Before you have gone through every city in Israel, the Son of Man will come. <a href="/gnt/matthew/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> When they persecute you in one town, run away to another one. I assure you that you will not finish your work in all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. <a href="/isv/matthew/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> So when they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, because I tell all of you with certainty that you will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. <a href="/msb/matthew/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When they persecute you in one town, flee to another. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. <a href="/net/matthew/10.htm">NET Bible</a> Whenever they persecute you in one place, flee to another. I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. <a href="/nheb/matthew/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But when they persecute you in one city, flee to the other. And if they persecute you in the other, flee to the next. For truly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes. <a href="/wbt/matthew/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say to you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel till the Son of man shall have come. <a href="/wey/matthew/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Whenever they persecute you in one town, escape to the next; for I solemnly tell you that you will not have gone the round of all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. <a href="/web/matthew/10.htm">World English Bible</a> But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for most certainly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man has come. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And whenever they may persecute you in this city, flee to the other, for truly I say to you, you may not have finished [going through] the cities of Israel until the Son of Man may come. <a href="/blb/matthew/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next. For truly I say to you, you shall not have completed the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes. <a href="/ylt/matthew/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And whenever they may persecute you in this city, flee to the other, for verily I say to you, ye may not have completed the cities of Israel till the Son of Man may come. <a href="/slt/matthew/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And when they drive you out in this city, flee ye to another; for verily I say to you, Ye shall not finish the cities of Israel till the Son of man come.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when they shall persecute you in this city, flee into another. Amen I say to you, you shall not finish all the cities of Israel, till the Son of man come. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Now when they persecute you in one city, flee into another. Amen I say to you, you will not have exhausted all the cities of Israel, before the Son of man returns. <a href="/nabre/matthew/10.htm">New American Bible</a> When they persecute you in one town, flee to another. Amen, I say to you, you will not finish the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next; for truly I tell you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> When they persecute you in this city, escape to another; for truly I say to you, that you shall not finish converting all the cities of the house of Israel, until the Son of man returns. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “But when they persecute you in this city, flee to another, for truly I say to you, you will not have finished all the cities of the house of Israel until The Son of Man come.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> But when they persecute you in this city, flee into another: for verily I say to you, You will not have made the circuit of the cities of Israel before the Son of man shall come. <a href="/godbey/matthew/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>And when they may persecute you in this city, fly to another: for truly I say unto you, You may not complete the cities of Israel, until the Son of man may come.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> But when they shall persecute you in one city, flee unto another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not complete your circuit through the cities of Israel before the Son of man comes. <a href="/mace/matthew/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Then if they persecute you in one city, fly to another: for I assure you, before you have preach'd thro' all the cities of the Jews, the son of man will come. <a href="/wey/matthew/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Whenever they persecute you in one town, escape to the next; for I solemnly tell you that you will not have gone the round of all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. <a href="/worrell/matthew/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>"And, when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next; for verily I say to you, ye will in no wise finish the cities of Israel, till the Son of Man come!<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>But when they persecute you in one city, flee into another: for verily I tell you, ye shall not finish <Fr>your commission through<FR> the cities of Israel, before the Son of man shall come.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/10-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=2550" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/10.htm">Sheep among Wolves</a> …22You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved. 23<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3752.htm" title="3752: Hotan (Conj) -- When, whenever. From hote and an; whenever; also causatively inasmuch as.">When</a> <a href="/greek/1377.htm" title="1377: diōkōsin (V-PSA-3P) -- To pursue, hence: I persecute. A prolonged form of a primary verb dio; to pursue; by implication, to persecute.">they persecute</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: tautē (DPro-DFS) -- This; he, she, it. ">one</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4172.htm" title="4172: polei (N-DFS) -- A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.">town,</a> <a href="/greek/5343.htm" title="5343: pheugete (V-PMA-2P) -- To flee, escape, shun. Apparently a primary verb; to run away; by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish.">flee</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2087.htm" title="2087: heteran (Adj-AFS) -- (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different.">next.</a> <a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason."></a> <a href="/greek/281.htm" title="281: amēn (Heb) -- Of Hebrew origin; properly, firm, i.e. trustworthy; adverbially, surely.">Truly</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legō (V-PIA-1S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">I tell</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you,</a> <a href="/greek/5055.htm" title="5055: telesēte (V-ASA-2P) -- (a) I end, finish, (b) I fulfill, accomplish, (c) I pay. From telos; to end, i.e. Complete, execute, conclude, discharge.">you will not reach</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">all the</a> <a href="/greek/4172.htm" title="4172: poleis (N-AFP) -- A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.">towns</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of</a> <a href="/greek/2474.htm" title="2474: Israēl (N-GMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Israel, the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants.">Israel</a> <a href="/greek/2193.htm" title="2193: heōs (Conj) -- A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.">before</a> <a href="/greek/302.htm" title="302: an (Prtcl) -- A primary particle, denoting a supposition, wish, possibility or uncertainty."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: Huios (N-NMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">Son</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpou (N-GMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">Man</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: elthē (V-ASA-3S) -- To come, go. ">comes.</a> 24A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/24-14.htm">Matthew 24:14</a> And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. <a href="/matthew/16-28.htm">Matthew 16:28</a> Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” <a href="/matthew/24-34.htm">Matthew 24:34</a> Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened. <a href="/mark/13-10.htm">Mark 13:10</a> And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations. <a href="/luke/21-32.htm">Luke 21:32</a> Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened. <a href="/luke/10-11.htm">Luke 10:11</a> ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’ <a href="/john/15-20.htm">John 15:20</a> Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. <a href="/john/16-2.htm">John 16:2</a> They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. <a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a> But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” <a href="/acts/8-1.htm">Acts 8:1</a> And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. <a href="/acts/13-46.htm">Acts 13:46</a> Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. <a href="/romans/11-25.htm">Romans 11:25</a> I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:16</a> hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them. <a href="/revelation/3-10.htm">Revelation 3:10</a> Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13</a> In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But when they persecute you in this city, flee you into another: for truly I say to you, You shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.when.<a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Matthew 2:13</a> And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.<a href="/matthew/4-12.htm">Matthew 4:12</a> Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;<a href="/matthew/12-14.htm">Matthew 12:14,15</a> Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him… have gone over.<a href="/matthew/16-28.htm">Matthew 16:28</a> Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.<a href="/matthew/24-27.htm">Matthew 24:27,30,48</a> For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be… <a href="/matthew/25-13.htm">Matthew 25:13</a> Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/9-35.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/matthew/10-15.htm">City</a> <a href="/matthew/9-17.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-9.htm">Finish</a> <a href="/matthew/8-33.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/matthew/8-33.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/matthew/10-6.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/matthew/5-44.htm">Persecute</a> <a href="/matthew/7-6.htm">Round</a> <a href="/matthew/10-15.htm">Solemnly</a> <a href="/matthew/10-15.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/matthew/10-15.htm">Verily</a> <a href="/matthew/10-19.htm">Whenever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/11-1.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/matthew/12-25.htm">City</a> <a href="/matthew/23-33.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/matthew/20-8.htm">Finish</a> <a href="/matthew/24-16.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/matthew/24-16.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/matthew/15-24.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Persecute</a> <a href="/matthew/12-29.htm">Round</a> <a href="/matthew/10-42.htm">Solemnly</a> <a href="/matthew/11-11.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/matthew/10-42.htm">Verily</a> <a href="/matthew/19-3.htm">Whenever</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 10</div>1. <a href="/matthew/10-1.htm">Jesus sends out his apostles, enabling them with power to do miracles;</a> 5. <a href="/matthew/10-5.htm">giving them their charge, teaches them;</a> 16. <a href="/matthew/10-16.htm">comforts them against persecutions;</a> 40. <a href="/matthew/10-40.htm">and promises a blessing to those who receive them.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/matthew/10.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>When they persecute you in one town This phrase begins with a conditional "when," indicating the certainty of persecution for the followers of Christ. The Greek word for "persecute" is "diōkō," which means to pursue or chase after with hostile intent. Historically, early Christians faced severe persecution, as seen in the Acts of the Apostles. This persecution was not just physical but also social and economic, as believers were often ostracized from their communities. The phrase "in one town" suggests the localized nature of these early persecutions, reflecting the itinerant ministry of the apostles who moved from town to town spreading the Gospel.flee to the next The instruction to "flee" is not a call to cowardice but a strategic move to preserve life and continue the mission. The Greek word "pheugō" implies a tactical withdrawal rather than a retreat in fear. This reflects Jesus' understanding of the value of life and the importance of the mission over martyrdom for its own sake. Historically, this strategy allowed the early church to spread rapidly across regions, as believers carried the message of Christ to new areas when they were forced to leave their homes.Truly I tell you This phrase, "Truly I tell you," is a solemn affirmation used by Jesus to emphasize the truth and importance of what follows. The Greek word "amēn" (translated as "truly") is a term of agreement and certainty, often used to underscore the reliability of a statement. In the context of Jesus' teachings, it serves as a divine guarantee of the truth being imparted, urging the listener to pay close attention.you will not reach all the towns of Israel The phrase "you will not reach all the towns of Israel" suggests the vastness of the mission field and the urgency of the task. The historical context here is significant, as Israel was a land of many towns and villages, each with its own unique challenges and opportunities for ministry. This statement underscores the enormity of the task facing the disciples and the need for perseverance and dedication in their mission.before the Son of Man comes The title "Son of Man" is a messianic term that Jesus frequently used to refer to Himself, drawing from the imagery in <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13-14</a>. It emphasizes both His humanity and His divine authority. The phrase "before the Son of Man comes" has been interpreted in various ways, including the immediate context of Jesus' resurrection and ascension, the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, and the future second coming of Christ. From a conservative Christian perspective, this phrase serves as a reminder of the eschatological hope and the urgency of the Gospel mission, encouraging believers to remain steadfast in their faith and diligent in their witness until Christ returns.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23) When they persecute you The counsel is noteworthy as suggesting at least one form of the wisdom of the serpent. Men were not to imagine that they were "enduring to the end "when, in the eagerness of their zeal, they courted martyrdom; but were rather to avoid danger instead of courting it, and to utilise all opportunities for the continuance of their work. The effect of the command thus given may be traced in all the great persecutions under the Roman Empire, Polycarp and Cyprian furnishing, perhaps, the most conspicuous examples.Till the Son of man be come.--The thought of another Coming than that of the days of His humiliation and of His work as a Prophet and a Healer, which had been implied before (<a href="/context/matthew/7-21.htm" title="Not every one that said to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father which is in heaven.">Matthew 7:21-23</a>), is now explicitly unfolded. The Son of Man should come, as Daniel had seen Him come (<a href="/daniel/7-13.htm" title="I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.">Daniel 7:13</a>), in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory, to complete the triumph of His kingdom. It is more difficult to understand the connection of the words with the preceding limit of time, "Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel." The natural result of such a promise was to lead the disciples to look forward to that coming as certain to be within the range of their own lifetime, and was the ground of the general expectation of its nearness which, beyond all doubt, pervaded the minds of men in the Apostolic age. Explanations have been given which point to the destruction of Jerusalem as being so far "a day of the Lord" as to justify its being taken as a type of the final Advent, and they receive at least a certain measure of support from the way in which the two events are brought into close connection in the great prophetic discourse of Matthew 24, Mark 13, Luke 21. But the question meets us, and cannot be evaded, Were the two events thus brought together with a knowledge of the long interval by which they were in fact to be divided from each other, and if so, why was that knowledge kept from the disciples? Some reasons for that reticence lie on the surface. That sudden widening of the horizon of their vision would have been one of the things which they were not able to bear (<a href="/john/16-12.htm" title="I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.">John 16:12</a>). In this, as in all else, their training as individual men was necessarily gradual, and the education of the Church which they founded was to be carried on, like that of mankind at large, through a long succession of centuries. The whole question will call for a fuller discussion in the Notes on Matthew 24. In the meantime it will be enough humbly to express my own personal conviction that what seems the boldest solution is also the truest and most reverential. The human thoughts of the Son of Man may not have travelled in this matter to the furthest bound of the mysterious horizon. He Himself told them of that day and that hour, that its time was known neither to the angels of heaven, nor even to the Son, but to the Father only (<a href="/mark/13-32.htm" title="But of that day and that hour knows no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.">Mark 13:32</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 23. - Matthew only; but even this verse is not free from what appear to be reminiscences of the words recorded in <a href="/matthew/24-14.htm">Matthew 24:14, 16</a>). But when they persecute you in this city. Act wisely (ver. 16); flee to another city; you will find work there. Flee ye (cf. <a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Matthew 23:34</a>, and supra, ver. 17, note) into another; into the next (Revised Version); εἰς τὴν ἑτέραν. There are occasions when the duty is rather to spread the message than to seal it with death or to have one's lips closed by imprisonment. But only "he that is spiritual" (<a href="/1_corinthians/2-15.htm">1 Corinthians 2:15</a>) will be able to understand which course of action the special circumstances require. Our Lord's example (<a href="/matthew/12-15.htm">Matthew 12:15</a>) was followed by Christians in the earliest (<a href="/acts/8-1.htm">Acts 8:1</a>; <a href="/acts/9-25.htm">Acts 9:25, 30</a>; <a href="/acts/14-6.htm">Acts 14:6</a>; <a href="/acts/17-10.htm">Acts 17:10, 14</a>) and in later times (e.g. Polycarp, n.y. 155; Dionysius of Alexandria, A.D. 249-251; Cyprian, A.D. 250; Athanasius, A.D. 340). Codex Bezae and some Western authorities, including Tatian's 'Diatess.,' add, "And if out of this they persecute you, flee into another;" but this is a not unnatural gloss upon the true text. For verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over; through (Revised Version); οὐ μὴ τετέσητε: literally, hare completed, like the harvest (<a href="/ruth/2-23.htm">Ruth 2:23</a>). The cities of Israel (cf. ver. 6) till the Son of man (<a href="/matthew/8-20.htm">Matthew 8:20</a>, note) be come. The mere fact that there was no persecution of the kind just spoken of until after our Lord's death in itself refutes the opinion (found, perhaps, in Tatian's 'Diatess.,' "Donee venero ad yes;" vide Resch, 'Agrapha,' p. 270) that these words refer to his rejoining his disciples on their mission (<a href="/matthew/11-1.htm">Matthew 11:1</a>; cf. <a href="/luke/10-1.htm">Luke 10:1</a>). They may, perhaps, refer to his coming in the fall of Jerusalem, but rather look forward to h is complete return in his second advent, as apparently Agathangelus, in Resch, loc. cit. (cf. also p. 404), understands them. The cities of Israel are named because work among the Jews lay at the basis of the commission. If an exact fulfilment of the words is demanded, it is perhaps to be seen in the fact that there will be some Jews unconverted until the Lord's return. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/10-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>When Ὅταν (Hotan) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3752.htm">Strong's 3752: </a> When, whenever. From hote and an; whenever; also causatively inasmuch as. they persecute διώκωσιν (diōkōsin) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1377.htm">Strong's 1377: </a> To pursue, hence: I persecute. A prolonged form of a primary verb dio; to pursue; by implication, to persecute. you ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. one ταύτῃ (tautē) Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. town, πόλει (polei) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4172.htm">Strong's 4172: </a> A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town. flee φεύγετε (pheugete) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5343.htm">Strong's 5343: </a> To flee, escape, shun. Apparently a primary verb; to run away; by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish. to εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. next. ἑτέραν (heteran) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2087.htm">Strong's 2087: </a> (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different. Truly ἀμὴν (amēn) Hebrew Word <a href="/greek/strongs_281.htm">Strong's 281: </a> Of Hebrew origin; properly, firm, i.e. trustworthy; adverbially, surely. I tell λέγω (legō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. you, ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. you will not [reach] τελέσητε (telesēte) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5055.htm">Strong's 5055: </a> (a) I end, finish, (b) I fulfill, accomplish, (c) I pay. From telos; to end, i.e. Complete, execute, conclude, discharge. [all] the τὰς (tas) Article - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. towns πόλεις (poleis) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4172.htm">Strong's 4172: </a> A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town. of τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Israel Ἰσραὴλ (Israēl) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2474.htm">Strong's 2474: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Israel, the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants. before ἕως (heōs) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2193.htm">Strong's 2193: </a> A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Son Υἱὸς (Huios) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. of τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Man ἀνθρώπου (anthrōpou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. comes. ἔλθῃ (elthē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/10-23.htm">Matthew 10:23 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/10-23.htm">Matthew 10:23 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/10-23.htm">Matthew 10:23 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/10-23.htm">Matthew 10:23 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/10-23.htm">Matthew 10:23 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/10-23.htm">Matthew 10:23 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/10-23.htm">Matthew 10:23 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/10-23.htm">Matthew 10:23 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/10-23.htm">Matthew 10:23 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/10-23.htm">Matthew 10:23 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/10-23.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 10:23 But when they persecute you in this (Matt. 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