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Main point summary
Jesus warns his disciples that they will be persecuted in the community and in their families but that they should not worry, becasue the Holy Spirit will speak through them in that hour.
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Matthew 10:16-23
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“ a Behold, I send you out
as sheep in the midst of wolves;
comparison
so 1 be b shrewd
as serpents
and c innocent
as doves.
series
inference
But beware of men,
for they will hand you over to the a courts
and scourge you b in their synagogues;
and you will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake,
as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
actionpurpose
ground
a But when they hand you over,
b do not worry about how or what you are to say;
temporal
for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say.
For a it is not you who speak,
but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
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ideaexplanation
“ a Brother will betray brother to death,
and a father his child;
and b children will rise up against parents
and 1 cause them to be put to death.
a You will be hated by all
because of My name,
but b it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.
concessive
“But whenever they a persecute you in 1 one city,
flee to 2 the next;
for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel b until the Son of Man comes.
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Matthew 10:16-23
A. Start of the Mission
“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves;
so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves.
B. Persecution in the Community
But beware of men,
for they will hand you over to the courts
and scourge you in their synagogues;
and you will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake,
as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
C. Do Not Worry
But when they hand you over,
do not worry about how or what you are to say;
for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say.
For it is not you who speak,
but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
B'. Persecution in the Family
“Brother will betray brother to death,
and a father his child;
and children will rise up against parents
and cause them to be put to death.
A'. End of the Mission
You will be hated by all because of My name,
but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.
“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.
The meaning of this verse is not clear.
phrasing