Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
You will be brought before governors and kings because of me, to testify to them and to unbelievers.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
Holman Bible
A Conservative Version
and ye will be brought to governors and even kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.
American Standard Version
yea and before governors and kings shall ye be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
Yes, you will [even] be brought in front of governors and kings for being loyal to me. [This will give you an opportunity] for witnessing to them [as well] as to the [unconverted] Gentiles.
Anderson New Testament
and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
Bible in Basic English
And you will come before rulers and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.
Common New Testament
You will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and ye shall be brought before governors and kings upon my account, to bear testimony of me to them and the rest of the Gentiles.
Darby Translation
and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.
Godbey New Testament
and they will lead you before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony unto them and the Gentiles.
Goodspeed New Testament
and you will be brought before governors and kings on my account, to bear your testimony before them and the heathen.
John Wesley New Testament
And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the heathens.
Julia Smith Translation
And ye shalt be brought before leaders and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.
King James 2000
And you shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And you will be brought before both governors and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.
Modern King James verseion
And you shall be brought before governors and kings for My sake, for a testimony against them and the nations.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And ye shall be brought to the head rulers and kings for my sake, in witness to them and to the Gentiles.
Moffatt New Testament
and you will be haled before governors and kings for my sake ??it will be a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
Montgomery New Testament
"And you will be taken before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
NET Bible
And you will be brought before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them and the Gentiles.
New Heart English Bible
Yes, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.
Noyes New Testament
and ye will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, that ye may bear testimony to them and to the gentiles.
Sawyer New Testament
and you shall be brought before governors, and kings, for my sake, for a testimony to them and the nations.
The Emphasized Bible
And, before both governor and kings, shall ye be brought, for my sake - for a witness to them and the nations.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the heathen.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, that you may witness for me before them and the nations.
Webster
And ye will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
Weymouth New Testament
and you will even be put on trial before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness to them and to the Gentiles.
Williams New Testament
and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness to them and the heathen.
World English Bible
Yes, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.
Worrell New Testament
and before the governors and the kings shall ye be brought for My sake, for a testimony to them and to the gentiles.
Worsley New Testament
And ye shall be brought before governors and kings on my account, for a testimony to them and to the nations:
Youngs Literal Translation
and before governors and kings ye shall be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.
Themes
Afflictions » Christians being afflicted
Alertness » What to be aware of
Apostles » Persecutions and sufferings of
Christian ministers » Charge delivered to
Christian ministers » Responsibility of
Disciples/apostles » What disciples should be aware of
Topics
Interlinear
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
heneka
εἰς
Eis
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267
heneka
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 10:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Persecution Of Disciples Predicted
17 Watch out for people who will hand you over to the local councils and whip you in their synagogues. 18 You will be brought before governors and kings because of me, to testify to them and to unbelievers. 19 When they hand you over, don't worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say, because in that hour what you are to say will be given to you.
Cross References
Matthew 8:4
Then Jesus told him, "See to it that you don't speak to anyone. Instead, go and show yourself to the priest, and then offer the sacrifice that Moses commanded as proof to the authorities."
Psalm 2:1-6
Why are the nations in an uproar, and their people involved in a vain plot?
Mark 13:9
"As for yourselves, be on your guard! People will hand you over to local councils, and you will be beaten in their synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings to testify to them because of me.
Acts 5:25-27
Then someone came and told them, "Look! The men you put in prison are standing in the Temple and teaching the people!"
Acts 12:1-4
About that time, Herod arrested some people who belonged to the church and mistreated them.
Acts 23:33-34
When these men came to Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and handed Paul over to him.
Acts 24:1-26
Five days later, the high priest Ananias arrived with certain elders and Tertullus, an attorney, and they summarized their case against Paul before the governor.
2 Timothy 1:8
Therefore, never be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, his prisoner. Instead, by God's power, join me in suffering for the sake of the gospel.
2 Timothy 4:16-17
At my first trial no one came to my defense. Everyone abandoned me. May it not be held against them!
Revelation 1:9
I am John, your brother and partner in the oppression, kingdom, and patience that comes because of Jesus. I was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus.
Revelation 6:9
When the lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the word of God and the testimony they had given.
Revelation 11:7
When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the bottomless pit will wage war against them, conquer them, and kill them.