Matthew 16:6

16:6 “Watch out,” Jesus said to them, “beware of the yeast of the Pharisees 1  and Sadducees.” 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 

1 sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

2 sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.

3 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

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.

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.”

6 sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23.