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Matthew 10:18

SufferingWitness and mission

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;

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.

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BSB
On My account, you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
KJV
And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
WEB
Yes, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.
ASV
yea and before governors and kings shall ye be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
DARBY
and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.
BLB
And you⁺ will be led before governors and also kings on account of Me, for a testimony to them and to the nations.
ÅB
og dere skal bli ført fram for landshøvdinger og konger for min skyld, til vitnesbyrd for dem og for hedningene.
OTB
Dere vil bli brakt frem for guvernører og konger på grunn av meg, som et vitnesbyrd for dem og for hedningene.
B1930
og I skal føres frem for landshøvdinger og konger for min skyld, til vidnesbyrd for dem og for hedningene.

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Cross references

  • Acts 5:25–27

    Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

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  • Psalms 2:1–6

    Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

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  • Matthew 8:4

    And 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.

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  • Acts 24:1–26

    And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.

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  • Mark 13:9

    But 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.

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  • Acts 23:33–34

    Who, when they came to Cæsarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.

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  • Acts 12:1–4

    Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.

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  • Revelation 11:7

    And 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.

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