Matius 10:17

10:17 Beware ¹  of people, because they will hand you over to councils ²  and flog ³  you in their synagogues. ⁴ 

Matius 10:19

10:19 Whenever ⁵  they hand you over for trial, do not worry about how to speak or what to say, ⁶  for what you should say will be given to you at that time. ⁷ 

Lukas 21:12

21:12 But before all this, ⁸  they will seize ⁹  you and persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues ¹⁰  and prisons. You ¹¹  will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.

Lukas 21:14

21:14 Therefore be resolved ¹²  not to rehearse ¹³  ahead of time how to make your defense.

¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

² sn Councils in this context refers to local judicial bodies attached to the Jewish synagogue. This group would be responsible for meting out justice and discipline within the Jewish community.

³ tn 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.”

⁴ sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23.

⁵ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁶ tn Grk “how or what you might speak.”

⁷ tn Grk “in that hour.”

⁸ sn But before all this. Another note of timing is present, this one especially important in understanding the sequence in the discourse. Before the things noted in vv. 8-11 are the events of vv. 12-19.

⁹ tn Grk “will lay their hands on you.”

¹⁰ sn Some of the persecution is of Jewish origin (the synagogues). Some fulfillment of this can be seen in Acts. See the note on synagogues in 4:15.

¹¹ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

¹² tn Grk “determine in your hearts.”

¹³ tn This term could refer to rehearsing a speech or a dance. On its syntax, see BDF §392.2.