Matthew 10:23-25 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

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 10:24-25

10:24-25 "The scholar is not above his teacher, nor is the slave above his master. It is enough for the scholar that he should be as his teacher, and the servant that he should be as his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzeboul, how much more shall they so call the members of his household." It is Jesus' warning to his disciples that they must expect what happened to him to happen to them. The Jews well knew this sentence: "It is enough for the slave to be as his... 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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:24

The disciple is not above his master ,.... So far from it, that he is inferior to him; as in knowledge, so in reputation and character; and cannot expect the same honour to be given him, and the same respect shown to him, as to his master; and therefore if his master is not used with that decency, and in that becoming manner he ought to be, he must not think it any hardship if he is treated in the same way. Our Lord hereby intends to fortify the minds of his disciples against all the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:25

It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master ,.... A disciple should think himself very well off, be entirely satisfied, yea, abundantly thankful, if he meets with no worse treatment than his master; if he has the same honour done him his master has, this is more than could be expected by him; and if he has the same ill usage with his master, he need not wonder at it, but should solace himself with this consideration, that it is no other, nor worse than his master had before him:... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:24

The disciple is not above his master - Or in plainer terms, A scholar is not above his teacher. The saying itself requires no comment, its truth and reasonableness are self-evident, but to the spirit and design we should carefully attend. Jesus is the great teacher: we profess to be his scholars. He who keeps the above saying in his heart will never complain of what he suffers. How many irregular thoughts and affections is this maxim capable of restraining! A man is not a scholar of Christ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:25

It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master - Can any man who pretends to be a scholar or disciple of Jesus Christ, expect to be treated well by the world? Will not the world love its own, and them only? Why, then, so much impatience under sufferings, such an excessive sense of injuries, such delicacy? Can you expect any thing from the world better than you receive? If you want the honor that comes from it, abandon Jesus Christ, and it will again receive you into its bosom. But... 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

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

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

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 10:24-25

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:25

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:24

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:25

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

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