1720 | Matthew 10:21
21“ Brother will be tray brother to death, and a fa ther his child; chil dren will re bel against their parents a and have them put to death. 22 You will be hated by ev ery one be cause of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. b 23 When you are per se cuted in one place, flee to an other. Truly I tell you, you will not fin ish go ing through the towns of Is rael be fore the Son of Man comes.
24“ The stu dent is not above the teacher, nor a ser vant above his mas ter. c 25 It is enough for stu dents to be like their teachers, and ser vants like their mas ters. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, d how much more the mem bers of his house hold!
26“ So do not be afraid of them, for there is noth ing con cealed that will not be dis closed, or hid den that will not be made known. e 27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whis pered in your ear, pro claim from the roofs. 28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but can not kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One f who can de stroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are not two spar rows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground out side your Fa ther’ s care. a 30 And even the very hairs of your head are all num bered. g 31 So don’ t be afraid; you are worth more than many spar rows. h
32“ Whoever acknowledges me before others, i
I will also ac knowl edge be fore my Fa ther in heaven. 33 But who ever dis owns me be fore others, I will dis own be fore my Fa ther in heaven. j
34“ Do not sup pose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to turn
“‘ a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law k— 36 a man’ s enemies will be the members of his own household.’ b l
37“ Any one who loves their fa ther or mother more than me is not wor thy of me; any one who loves their son or daugh ter more than me is not wor thy of me. m 38 Who ever does not take up their cross and fol low me is not wor thy of me. n 39 Who ever finds their life will lose it, and who ever loses their life for my sake will find it. o
40“ Any one who wel comes you wel comes me, p and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. q 41 Who ever wel comes a prophet as a prophet will re ceive a proph et’ s re ward, and who ever wel comes a righ teous per son as a righ teous per son will re ceive a righteous person’ s reward. 42 And if any one gives even a cup of cold wa ter to one of these lit tle ones who is my dis ci ple, truly I tell you, that per son will cer tainly not lose their reward.” r
10:21 a ver 35, 36; Mic 7:6
10:22 b Mt 24:13; Mk 13:13
10:24 c Lk 6:40; Jn 13:16; 15:20
10:25 d Mk 3:22
10:26 e Mk 4:22; Lk 8:17
10:28 f Isa 8:12, 13; Heb 10:31
10:30 g 1Sa 14:45; 2Sa 14:11; Lk 21:18; Ac 27:34
10:31 h Mt 12:12 10:32 i Ro 10:9
10:33 j Mk 8:38; 2Ti 2:12
10:35 k ver 21 10:36 l Mic 7:6 10:37 m Lk 14:26
10:38 n Mt 16:24; Lk 14:27
10:39 o Lk 17:33; Jn 12:25
10:40 p Mt 18:5; Gal 4:14 q Lk 9:48; Jn 12:44; 13:20
10:42 r Mt 25:40; Mk 9:41; Heb 6:10
11:1 s Mt 7:28 11:2 t Mt 14:3
11:3 u Ps 118:26; Jn 11:27; Heb 10:37
Jesus and John the Baptist
11:2-19pp— Lk 7:18-35
11 Af ter Jesus had fin ished in struct ing his twelve dis ci ples, s he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Gal i lee. c
2 When John, who was in prison, t heard about the deeds of the Mes siah, he sent his disciples 3 to ask him,“ Are you the one who is to come, u or should we ex pect some one else?”
a 29 Or will; or knowledge b 36 Micah 7:6 c 1 Greek in their towns
10:21 betray. The betrayal will occur because not all members of a given family will share the same loyalties to Jesus. 10:22 everyone. All who are not true believers. 10:23 Some have imagined that Jesus initially thought his death, resurrection, and return would occur before the Twelve had finished even their short-term ministry. But because the rest of vv. 17 – 42 has long-term ministry in view, it is more likely that he means the mission to the Jews will never be completed before his second coming. Still other options include his coming in his resurrection, in his sending of the Spirit at Pentecost, or invisibly in his judgment on Israel in AD 70. 10:24 – 25 There are plenty of contexts in which students can eclipse their teachers, but they are not greater in ways that exempt them from persecution. 10:25 Beelzebul. From the Hebrew“ lord of the high abode” or“ prince Baal,” it was a name for Satan, or the devil( cf. 9:34).
10:26 – 27 All wrongs will be made right at the final judgment( v. 26), so don’ t be afraid to proclaim the gospel boldly and widely( v. 27). 10:27 roofs. Flat roofs were sometimes used for making announcements to people below. 10:28 the One. God, not Satan. 10:32 – 33 Jesus makes the astonishing claim that it is people’ s response to him that will make the difference as to how God treats them on judgment day. Only one who shares divinity with his Father in heaven can legitimately make such a claim. 10:34 – 36 Jesus does not mean he came to start wars but that, by the very fact that some in certain families would follow him whereas others would not, there would be interpersonal hostility(“ a sword,” v. 34). 10:37 An important explanation of the much harsher statement in Luke 14:26. 10:38 take up their cross. Be prepared to follow Jesus all the way to martyrdom if necessary. 10:39 This verse means“ Whoever finds their life [ spiritually ] will lose it [ physically ], and whoever loses their life [ physically ] for my sake will find it [ spiritually ].” 10:40 Providing hospitality for itinerant religious teachers in Jesus’ world usually meant accepting their message as well. 10:41 – 42 Because they are accepting the gospel announced by God’ s messengers, all those who offer physical or material help to God’ s people will receive a spiritual“ reward”( v. 41).
11:1— 12:50 Increasing Hostility toward Jesus. Each of these two chapters is dominated by the people’ s growing doubts, rejection, and even overt hostility toward Jesus— although each ends with a reminder of the magnificent relationships Christ makes possible( 11:25 – 30; 12:46 – 50). 11:1 – 19 John the Baptist has doubts about Jesus( vv. 2 – 6), Jesus testifies about John( vv. 7 – 15), and Jesus tells a short parable depicting the crowds’ reactions to John and him( vv. 16 – 19).