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NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: Mat_10:23
23"But whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes."
Mat_10:23 "But, whenever they persecute you" This is missing in Luke, but has a parallel in Mar_9:1. See note and Special Topic at Mat_10:22.
▣ "flee to the next" Believers must avoid conflict and confrontation when possible. Evangelism must be the constant goal!
▣ "Truly" See Special Topic at Mat_5:18.
▣ "you will not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes" This was probably initially understood as
1. Jesus will rejoin the Twelve after their mission
2. Jesus asserts His authority in Jerusalem
3. inauguration of the church (i.e., Pentecost)
4. Jesus fulfilling His promises to them (i.e., upper room event of Joh_20:19-23)
5. the judgment on Jerusalem in a.d. 70 (NASB Study Bible, p. 1382)
6. Jesus' Second coming in power as Judge (i.e., Dan_7:13-14), inaugurating the eternal kingdom
See Special Topic: the Any-Moment Return of Jesus vs. the Not-Yet (NT paradox) at Mat_24:27.