But beware of men, for they will hand you over to the courts and scourge you in their synagogues;This warning does confuse me a little. There are no descriptors or qualifiers on what men the disciples are supposed to beware of. Does that mean they should be suspicious of everyone?
This doesn't make sense, because you can't be truly effective if you're suspicious of the people you're ministering to. Perhaps He's telling them that these punishments may happen, but they are to continue on anyway? But if they are to be accepting, what are they to beware of? I feel like some term has been slightly mis-translated or lost.
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