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 ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. 19But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given to you in that same hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaketh in you. 21And 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. 22And ye shall be hated by all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall 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

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• isἐστέeste · you areG2075
• notοὐou · noG3756
• yeὑμεῖςhumeis · youG5210
• speakλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• yourὑμῶνhumōn · of youG5216
• Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• whoὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• youὑμῖνhumin · to youG5213

Cross-references for Matthew 10:20

• 2 Samuel 23:2The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me, and his word was on my tongue.
• Mark 12:36For David himself said by the Holy Spirit, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thy enemies thy footstool.
• Luke 11:13If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
• Luke 21:15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to speak against nor withstand.
• Acts 2:4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
• Acts 4:8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
• Acts 6:10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spoke.
• Acts 7:55But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
• Acts 28:25And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after Paul had spoken one word, Well spoke the Holy Spirit by Isaiah the prophet to our fathers,
• 1 Peter 1:12To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they ministered the things, which are now reported to you by them that have preached the gospel to you with the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.
• 2 Peter 1:21For prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
• Matthew 6:32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
• Luke 12:30For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of 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