KJV King James Version
And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 10:18
And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
On My account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
WEB World English Bible
Yes, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.
ASV American Standard Version
yea and before governors and kings shall ye be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and before governors and kings ye shall be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.
Surrounding context — Matthew 10
15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
21 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against [their] parents, and cause them to be put to death.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstἡγεμόναςG2232 · hēgemōnrulerδὲG1161 · dethenκαὶG2532 · kaiandβασιλεῖςG935 · basileuskingἀχθήσεσθεG71 · agōto bringἕνεκενG1752 · heneka, ehinekenbecause ofἐμοῦG1473 · egōI/weεἰςG1519 · eistowardμαρτύριονG3142 · marturiontestimonyαὐτοῖςG846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἔθνεσιν.G1484 · ethnosGentiles
Cross-references
Acts 24:1-26And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and [with] a certain orator [named] Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.Psalm 2:1-6Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?Acts 5:25-27Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.Matthew 8:4And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.Mark 13:9But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.2 Timothy 1:8Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;Revelation 11:7And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.Revelation 6:9And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:Acts 12:1-4Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth [his] hands to vex certain of the church.2 Timothy 4:16-17At my first answer no man stood with me, but all [men] forsook me: [I pray God] that it may not be laid to their charge.Acts 23:33-34Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.Revelation 1:9I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
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