New English Translation
Matthew 10:20
20For it is not you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
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 be brought before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them and the Gentiles. 19Whenever they hand you over for trial, do not worry about how to speak or what to say, for what you should say will be given to you at that time. For it is not you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. 21“Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against parents and have them put to death. 22And you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
Read all of Matthew 10Matthew 10:20 word by word
οὐ γὰρ ὑμεῖς ἐστε οἱ λαλοῦντες ἀλλὰ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν τὸ λαλοῦν ἐν ὑμῖν.¶Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Matthew 10:20
- 2 Samuel 23:2The Lord’s spirit spoke through me; his word was on my tongue.
- Mark 12:36David himself, by the Holy Spirit, said, ‘The Lord said to my lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.”’
- Luke 11:13If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
- Luke 21:15For I will give you the words along with the wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.
- Acts 2:4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.
- Acts 4:8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied, “Rulers of the people and elders,
- Acts 6:10Yet they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.
- Acts 7:55But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently toward heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
- Acts 28:25So they began to leave, unable to agree among themselves, after Paul made one last statement: “The Holy Spirit spoke rightly to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah
- 1 Peter 1:12They were shown that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things now announced to you through those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven – things angels long to catch a glimpse of.
- 2 Peter 1:21for no prophecy was ever borne of human impulse; rather, men carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
- Matthew 6:32For the unconverted pursue these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
- Luke 12:30For all the nations of the world pursue these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
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
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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
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