Matthew 10:23 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²³ When they persecute you in this town, flee to the next, for truly I tell you, you will not have finished going through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ When they persecute you in one town [that is, pursue you in a manner that would injure you and cause you to suffer because of your belief], flee to another town; for truly I tell you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone through the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

Common English Bible

²³ Whenever they harass you in one city, escape to the next, because I assure that you will not go through all the cities of Israel before the Human One comes.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ Now when they persecute you in one city, flee into another. Amen I say to you, you will not have exhausted all the cities of Israel, before the Son of man returns.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²³ And when they shall persecute you in this city, flee into another. Amen I say to you, you shall not finish all the cities of Israel, till the Son of man come.

Matthew 10:23 Cross References

Jeremiah 26:21

And when King Jehoiakim, with all his warriors and all the officials, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death, but when Uriah heard of it, he was afraid and fled and escaped to Egypt.

Matthew 16:27

“For the Son of Man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay everyone for what has been done.

Matthew 16:28

Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”

Matthew 2:13

Now after they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.”

Matthew 23:34

For this reason I send you prophets, sages, and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town,

Matthew 23:36

Truly I tell you, all this will come upon this generation.

Matthew 24:27

For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

Matthew 24:30

“Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see ‘the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven’ with power and great glory.

Matthew 24:34

Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place.

Matthew 24:48

But if that wicked slave says to himself, ‘My master is delayed,’

Matthew 25:13

Keep awake, therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.

Matthew 26:64

Jesus said to him, “You have said so. But I tell you, From now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

Matthew 4:12

Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee.

Mark 13:26

“Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in clouds’ with great power and glory.

Luke 18:8

I tell you, he will quickly grant justice to them. And yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”

Luke 21:27

Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in a cloud’ with power and great glory.

John 7:1

After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He did not wish to go about in Judea because the Jews were looking for an opportunity to kill him.

Acts 17:10

That very night the brothers and sisters sent Paul and Silas off to Beroea, and when they arrived they went to the Jewish synagogue.

Acts 17:14

Then the brothers and sisters immediately sent Paul away to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained behind.

Acts 20:1

After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them and saying farewell, he left for Macedonia.

Acts 8:1

And Saul approved of their killing him. That day a severe persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria.