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15 Amen, I say to you, it will be more bearable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah[a] on the day of judgment than for that town.

16 No Servant Is above His Master.[b]“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore, be as cunning as serpents and yet as innocent as doves. 17 Be on your guard, for people will hand you over to courts[c] and scourge you in their synagogues,

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 10:15 Sodom and Gomorrah: see Gen 19:23-29.
  2. Matthew 10:16 The disciples are prolongations of Christ, so to speak. Whatever happened to him will also happen to them. But if they persevere they will be saved.
  3. Matthew 10:17 Courts: the lower courts, connected with local synagogues, that tried less serious cases and scourged those found guilty.