Matthew 7:23

7:23 Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!’ ¹ 

Matthew 10:17

10:17 Beware ²  of people, because they will hand you over to councils ³  and flog ⁴  you in their synagogues. ⁵ 

[7:23]  ¹ tn Grk “workers of lawlessness.”

[10:17]  ² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[10:17]  ³ 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]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23.