Matthew 10:23

When persecuted, disciples may flee to another town; the mission to Israel will not be finished before the Son of Man comes. Jesus sanctions prudent flight while affirming the certainty of His coming.

Cross-references · 25

• Matt 16:28Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
• John 11:53–54So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.
• Acts 8:1And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
• Luke 4:29–31They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.
• Acts 17:10As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
• Mark 13:26At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
• John 10:39–42At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.
• Luke 21:27At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
• Luke 18:8I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”
• John 7:1After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.
• Matt 26:64“You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
• Acts 9:24–25but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
• Matt 24:30At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.
• Matt 4:12When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
• Matt 25:13Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
• Acts 14:19–20Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.
• Matt 23:34Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town.
• Matt 24:48But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’
• Matt 2:13When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
• Acts 17:14The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
• Matt 24:27For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
• Acts 14:6–7they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region,
• Matt 12:14–15But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
• Acts 20:1When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.
• Acts 13:50–51The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.

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