Matthew 10:18

Matthew 10:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them and the Gentiles.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
• New Living Translation (NLT)You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell the rulers and other unbelievers about me.

Context of Matthew 10:18

16“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. 17Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils and be flogged in the synagogues. On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. 19But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, 20for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

Matthew 10:18 word by word

καὶ ἐπὶ ἡγεμόνας δὲ καὶ βασιλεῖς ἀχθήσεσθε ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ εἰς μαρτύριον αὐτοῖς καὶ τοῖς ἔθνεσιν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• ye shall be broughtἄγωagō · to bringG71
• beforeἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• governorsἡγεμώνhēgemōn · rulerG2232
• ·δέde · thenG1161
• kingsβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• forἕνεκαheneka heneken heineken · because ofG1752
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• a testimonyμαρτύριονmarturion · testimonyG3142
• against themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• the Gentilesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Gentilesἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484

Cross-references for Matthew 10:18

• Psalms 2:1Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain?
• Acts 5:25Then someone came and said, “Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people.”
• Acts 12:1It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them.
• Acts 23:33When the cavalry arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and handed Paul over to him.
• Acts 24:1Five days later the high priest Ananias went down to Caesarea with some of the elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, and they brought their charges against Paul before the governor.
• 2 Timothy 4:16At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them.
• Matthew 8:4Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
• Mark 13:9“You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
• 2 Timothy 1:8So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God.
• Revelation 1:9I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
• Revelation 6:9When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained.
• Revelation 11:7Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them.

Commentaries on Matthew 10:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Ye shall be brought before governors, etc. - "This affords a striking proof of the prescience of Christ. Who could have thought, at that time, that these despised and illiterate men could excite so much attention, and be called upon to apologize for the profession of their faith before the tribunals of the most illustrious personages of the earth?" Wakefield. By governors and kings we may understand, the Roman proconsuls, governors of provinces, and the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18And ye shall be brought … - This prediction was completely and abundantly fulfilled, Acts 5:26; Acts 12:1-4; Acts 23:33; Acts 26:1, Acts 26:28, Acts 26:30. Peter is said to have been brought before Nero, and John before Domitian, Roman emperors; and others before Parthian, Scythian, and Indian kings. They were to stand there to bear a testimony against them; or, as it might be rendered, to them. That is, they were to be “witnesses to them” of the great…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. 1-42Jesus expands his ministry (see Matthew 4:23–9:34) by sending his disciples to other people in Israel (10:5–6). The instructions Jesus gives his disciples (10:5–42) emphasizes missionary work and the opposition and challenges they will encounter.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. And ye shall be brought before governors--provincial rulers. and kings--the highest tribunals. for my sake, for a testimony against them--rather, "to them," in order to bear testimony to the truth and its glorious effects. and the Gentiles--"to the Gentiles"; a hint that their message would not long be confined to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. The Acts of the Apostles are the best commentary on these warnings.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