Matthew 23:34

KJV

Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:

— Matthew 23:34, King James Version
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Study Note

Jesus's commissioning of 'prophets and wise men and scribes' to Israel, knowing they will be killed, crucified, and scourged, identifies the ongoing rejection of God's messengers as the defining pattern of the Jerusalem establishment. The verse is part of the seventh and climactic woe in Matthew 23, linking the scribes and Pharisees typologically with those who murdered the prophets from Abel to Zechariah (verses 35-36). The Lukan parallel (11:49) attributes the saying to 'the Wisdom of God,' prompting scholars to debate whether Matthew has identified Jesus with divine Wisdom or simply reformulated an older Q saying. The verse contributes to Matthew's distinctive theme of the suffering messenger and the accountability that accumulates through persistent rejection.

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ASV

Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them shall ye kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city:

YLT

`Because of this, lo, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes, and of them ye will kill and crucify, and of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will pursue from city to city;

BBE

For this reason, I send you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them you will put to death and put on the cross, and to some of them you will give blows in your Synagogues, driving them from town to town;

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