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15 Truly I say to you, it will be more-tolerable[a] for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that city.

Jesus Pre-Warns The Twelve About The Persecution They Will Face In The Future

16 “Behold— I am sending[b] you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be shrewd[c] as the snakes, and innocent[d] as the doves. 17 And beware of people. For they will hand you over to councils[e] and whip you in their synagogues.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 10:15 Or, more endurable, more bearable.
  2. Matthew 10:16 This section is prophetic, looking beyond this mission to their life ministry and beyond.
  3. Matthew 10:16 Or, wise, prudent.
  4. Matthew 10:16 Or, pure.
  5. Matthew 10:17 That is, local Jewish courts, local sanhedrins.

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