Matthew 23:34
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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:”
σταυρόω
To crucify. Stauroo. He was crucified in weakness but lives by the power of God. The cross looked like failure. It was the greatest victory in the history of the universe.
προφήτης
prophets
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προφήτης
Prophet, one who speaks forth. Prophetes. No prophecy was ever produced by the will of man. The prophets spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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πόλις
town
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πόλις
City, town. Polis. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. The church is meant to be visible. Its light is for the community around it. Hide nothing. Let it shine.
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διώκω
will persecute
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διώκω
compare the base of G1169 (δειλός) and G1249 (διάκονος)); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication, to persecute
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συναγωγή
synagogues
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συναγωγή
an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish "synagogue" (the meeting or the place); by analogy, a Christian church
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διά
Because of
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διά
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
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σοφός
wise men
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σοφός
wise (in a most general application)
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μαστιγόω
you will flog
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μαστιγόω
to flog (literally or figuratively)
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ἰδού
behold
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ἰδού
used as imperative lo!;
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γραμματεύς
scribes;
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