Matthew 10:16-17

Persecution Will Come

¹⁶ _o "Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be _p wise as serpents and _q innocent as doves. ¹⁷ Beware of men, for _r they will deliver you over to courts and flog you _s in their synagogues,

1. Cross References
   Luke 10:3
   Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
   John 17:18
   As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.
   
2. Cross References
   Genesis 3:1
   Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God actually say, 'You shall not eat of any tree in the garden'?
   
3. Cross References
   Romans 16:19
   For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil.
   Philippians 2:15
   That you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.
   1 Corinthians 14:20
   Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.
   
4. Cross References
   Mark 13:9
   But be on your guard. For they will deliver you over to councils, and you will be beaten in synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them.
   Mark 13:11
   And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over, do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.
   Luke 12:11 - 12
   And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say.
   
5. Cross References
   Matthew 23:34
   Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.