But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
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Gill's Exposition
And ye shall be brought before governors,.... Meaning Roman governors; so Paul was had before Gallio, Felix, and Festas; for judgments relating to life and death were to be taken away, and were taken…
Barnes' Notes
But beware of men - That is, be on your guard against people who are like wolves, Mat 10:16. Do not run unnecessarily into danger. Use suitable prudence and caution, and do not needlessly endanger…
All these verses relate to the sufferings of Christ's ministers in their work, which they are here taught to expect, and prepare for; they are directed also how to bear them, and how to go on with…
Cambridge Bible
beware of men Perhaps with a reference to the serpents and the doves, which shun the approach of men; but comp. ch. Mat 17:22, "The Son of Man shall be betrayed into the hands of men."
councils i. e.…
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