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They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time comes that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God.
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Persecution as Twisted Worship
Jesus warns that persecution will be so extreme that those who kill his followers will genuinely believe they are performing a sacred act. Commentators explain that the language used implies offering a religious sacrifice. A rabbinic teaching even stated, 'Whoever sheds the blood of the wicked is as he who offers sacrifice.' This reveals the terrifying power of religious zeal when it is not rooted in a true knowledge of God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Out of the synagogues. (See John 9:22.)
They would excommunicate them from their religious assemblies. This was often done…
They shall put you out of the synagogues (αποσυναγωγους ποιησουσιν υμας). "They will make you outcasts from the synagogues." Predi…
19th Century
Anglican
They shall put you out of the synagogues. Compare the notes on John 9:22 and John 12:42.
Will think th…
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Baptist
These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whoso…
In ch. 16, Jesus reveals to his disciples what they must know to prepare them for their coming mission. He links it with the preceding section of h…
16th Century
Protestant
They will drive you out of the synagogues. This was no light offense, enough to disturb their minds: that they were to be banished like wi…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They shall put you out of the synagogues The Jews had made a law already, that he that confessed that Jesus was the …
Our Lord Jesus, by giving His disciples notice of trouble, intended that the terror would not surprise them. It is possible for those who are real …
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, our Lord had offered certain reasons to console His disciples concerning His departure and the persecutions and tribulations …
