Matthew 10:20

Matthew 10:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
• New International Version (NIV)for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.

Context of Matthew 10:20

18and you will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. 19But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say. For it is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you. 21“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. 22You will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.

Matthew 10:20 word by word

οὐ γὰρ ὑμεῖς ἐστε οἱ λαλοῦντες ἀλλὰ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν τὸ λαλοῦν ἐν ὑμῖν.¶Read the interlinear

• it is not you who speakλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• of your Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962

Cross-references for Matthew 10:20

• 2 Samuel 23:2“The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue.
• Mark 12:36David himself said in the Holy Spirit, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Until I put Your enemies beneath Your feet.”’
• Luke 11:13If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”
• Luke 21:15for I will give you utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute.
• Acts 2:4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.
• Acts 4:8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people,
• Acts 6:10But they were unable to cope with the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.
• Acts 7:55But being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God;
• Acts 28:25And when they did not agree with one another, they began leaving after Paul had spoken one parting word, “The Holy Spirit rightly spoke through Isaiah the prophet to your fathers,
• 1 Peter 1:12It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven--things into which angels long to look.
• 2 Peter 1:21for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
• Matthew 6:32For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
• Luke 12:30For all these things the nations of the world eagerly seek; but your Father knows that you need these things.

Commentaries on Matthew 10:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20For it is - the Spirit of your Father, etc. - This was an extraordinary promise, and was literally fulfilled to those first preachers of the Gospel; and to them it was essentially necessary, because the New Testament dispensation was to be fully opened by their extraordinary inspiration. In a certain measure, it may be truly said, that the Holy Spirit animates the true disciples of Christ, and enables them to speak. The Head speaks in his members, by his…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-42Verses 16-42 Our Lord warned his disciples to prepare for persecution. They were to avoid all things which gave advantage to their enemies, all meddling with worldly or political concerns, all appearance of evil or selfishness, and all underhand measures. Christ foretold troubles, not only that the troubles might not be a surprise, but that they might confirm their faith. He tells them what they should suffer, and from whom. Thus Christ has dealt fairly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20Just as God gave Moses a spokesman in Aaron (Exodus 4:10–17), God would also give Jesus disciples the right words at the right time through the Spirit (John 14:26; Acts 4:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you--How remarkably this has been verified, the whole history of persecution thrillingly proclaims--from the Acts of the Apostles to the latest martyrology.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 10:20

• Commandments
• God
• Holy Spirit
• Minister, Christian
• Symbols and Similitudes

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Commentaries on Matthew 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings