Deuteronomy 6:12

6:12 be careful not to forget the Lord who brought you out of Egypt, that place of slavery. ¹ 

Matthew 7:15

A Tree and Its Fruit

7:15 “Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are voracious wolves. ² 

Matthew 10:17

10:17 Beware ³  of people, because they will hand you over to councils ⁴  and flog ⁵  you in their synagogues. ⁶ 

Matthew 16:6

16:6 “Watch out,” Jesus said to them, “beware of the yeast of the Pharisees ⁷  and Sadducees.” ⁸ 

Philippians 3:2

3:2 Beware of the dogs, ⁹  beware of the evil workers, beware of those who mutilate the flesh! ¹⁰ 

Philippians 3:2

3:2 Beware of the dogs, ¹¹  beware of the evil workers, beware of those who mutilate the flesh! ¹² 

Philippians 3:17

3:17 Be imitators of me, ¹³  brothers and sisters, ¹⁴  and watch carefully those who are living this way, just as you have us as an example.

[6:12]  ¹ tn Heb “out of the house of slavery” (so NASB, NRSV).

[7:15]  ² sn Sheep’s clothing…voracious wolves. Jesus uses a metaphor here to point out that these false prophets appear to be one thing, but in reality they are something quite different and dangerous.

[10:17]  ³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[10:17]  ⁴ 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.

[10:17]  ⁵ 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.”

[10:17]  ⁶ sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23.

[16:6]  ⁷ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[16:6]  ⁸ sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.

[3:2]  ⁹ sn Dogs is a figurative reference to false teachers whom Paul regards as just as filthy as dogs.

[3:2]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “beware of the mutilation.”

[3:2]  ¹¹ sn Dogs is a figurative reference to false teachers whom Paul regards as just as filthy as dogs.

[3:2]  ¹² tn Grk “beware of the mutilation.”

[3:17]  ¹³ tn Or “become fellow imitators with me [of Christ].”

[3:17]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:12.