Mat 23:34 | NETfull | STEP | “For this reason I am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the law, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town,

Matthew 23:34

34 “For this reason I ^{▼▼ Grk “behold I am sending.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).} am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the law, ^{▼▼ Or “scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.} some of whom you will kill and crucify, ^{▼▼ See the note on crucified in 20:19.} and some you will flog ^{▼▼ BDAG 620 s.v. μαστιγόω 1.a states, “of flogging as a punishment decreed by the synagogue (Dt 25:2f; s. the Mishna Tractate Sanhedrin-Makkoth, edited w. notes by SKrauss ’33) w. acc. of pers. Mt 10:17; 23:34.”} in your synagogues ^{▼▼ See the note on synagogues in 4:23.} and pursue from town to town,