Matthew 23:34

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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:

I send

Prophets

And wise

Scribes

Matthew 13:52

Ye

General references

John 17:18

Bible References

I send

"I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,

For this reason also the wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,'

and repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

So Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. Just as the Father has sent me, I also send you."

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth."

So I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus is cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.

Therefore it says, "When he ascended on high he captured captives; he gave gifts to men."

Prophets

At that time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

Now there were these prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen (a close friend of Herod the tetrarch from childhood) and Saul.

Both Judas and Silas, who were prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with a long speech.

And those who live on the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate, even sending gifts to each other, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.

And wise

The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, but not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are perishing.

According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master-builder I laid a foundation, but someone else builds on it. And each one must be careful how he builds.

We proclaim him by instructing and teaching all people with all wisdom so that we may present every person mature in Christ.

Scribes

Then he said to them, "Therefore every expert in the law who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his treasure what is new and old."

Ye

"I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

They will put you out of the synagogue, yet a time is coming when the one who kills you will think he is offering service to God.

and they summoned the apostles and had them beaten. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.

"You stubborn people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, like your ancestors did!

Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats to murder the Lord's disciples, went to the high priest

He had James, the brother of John, executed with a sword.

But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and after winning the crowds over, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, presuming him to be dead.

I replied, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat those in the various synagogues who believed in you.

Five times I received from the Jews forty lashes less one.

because they hinder us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. Thus they constantly fill up their measure of sins, but wrath has come upon them completely.

They were stoned, sawed apart, murdered with the sword; they went about in sheepskins and goatskins; they were destitute, afflicted, ill-treated

General references

So the Lord announced through his servants the prophets:

Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.

But when they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you should make your defense or what you should say,

But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king, bring them here and slaughter them in front of me!'"

Just as you sent me into the world, so I sent them into the world.