Parallel Verses
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.
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
International Standard Version
You will be brought before governors and kings because of me, to testify to them and to unbelievers.
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
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 But, watch out for people, for they will turn you over to the [Jewish] councils [for judgment] and will have you flogged in their synagogues. 18 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. 19 But when they turn you over [to them], do not worry about how to speak or what you should say. For you will be told [i.e., by God] what to say at the right time.
Cross References
Matthew 8:4
Jesus said to him, "Be sure you do not tell anyone [about your healing yet]; but [first] go and show yourself to the priest and then offer the [sacrificial] gift required by the law of Moses [See Lev. 13:49; 14:2ff], as evidence to them [that you have been healed]."
Mark 13:9
"But pay attention to yourselves, for people will turn you over to [Jewish] councils [i.e., for judgment] and you will be beaten in synagogues. You will stand trial before governors and kings for being loyal to me. [This will afford you an opportunity] for witnessing to them.
Acts 5:25-27
[Just then] someone came in and said, "Look, the men you put in jail are [now] standing in the Temple teaching people."
Acts 12:1-4
Now about that time King Herod began a persecution of certain people in the [Jerusalem] church. [Note: This man was the grandson of Herod the Great. See Matt. 2:1].
Acts 23:33-34
When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul before him.
Acts 24:1-26
Five days later the head priest, Ananias, came down [to Caesarea] with certain [Jewish] elders and an attorney [named] Tertullus, who brought their case against Paul before the governor.
2 Timothy 1:8
So, do not be ashamed to testify for our Lord, or ashamed of [being associated with] me, His prisoner, but [be willing to] suffer hardship with me for the sake of the Gospel, relying on God's power [to sustain you].
2 Timothy 4:16-17
At my first defense [Note: Paul here refers to his initial hearing before the Roman court] no one supported me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them.
Revelation 1:9
I [am] John, your brother who participates with you in the suffering and kingdom and endurance [which we experience] in [fellowship with] Jesus. I was on the island called Patmos for [preaching] God's message and for testifying about Jesus. [Note: Patmos was located in the Aegean Sea between present-day Greece and Turkey].
Revelation 6:9
And when the Lamb broke open the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been killed for [believing and preaching] God's message, and for the testimony [about Jesus] which they had maintained.
Revelation 11:7
And when they have completed their testimony, the beast that comes up from the pit [See 13:1ff; 17:3,7] will wage war against them, and overpower and kill them.