A chiasm is a literary structure where the words or themes of the first section of a passage are repeated in reverse order in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Matthew 10:17-23, the climax is Jesus’ instruction of those who are brought before authorities for their faith that they are not to worry regarding what to say for the Holy Spirit will give them the words when the time comes (Matt 10:19-20).
The Chiasm of Matthew 10:17-23
About the Author: Mike Rusten
Mike Rusten grew up in Plymouth, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. God drew him to himself at a Billy Graham crusade when Mike was a junior high boy, and life was never to be the same. He graduated from Princeton University where he was president of the Princeton Evangelical Fellowship. Read More ...
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