Parallel Verses
Goodspeed New Testament
and you will be brought before governors and kings on my account, to bear your testimony before them and the heathen.
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
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.
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 be on your guard against men, for they will give you up to their courts, and have you flogged in their synagogues, 18 and you will be brought before governors and kings on my account, to bear your testimony before them and the heathen. 19 But when they give you up, you must have no anxiety about how to speak or what to say, for you will be told at the very moment what you ought to say,
Cross References
Matthew 8:4
Then Jesus said to him, "See that you tell nobody, but go! Show yourself to the priest, and in proof of your cure, offer the gift that Moses prescribed."
Mark 13:9
But you must be on your guard; they will hand you over to courts and you will be taken into synagogues and beaten, and you will be brought before governors and kings on my account, to testify to them.
Acts 5:25-27
Someone came over and reported to them, "The men that you put in jail are standing right here in the Temple, teaching the people!"
Acts 12:1-4
About that time King Herod laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church.
Acts 23:33-34
and they on reaching Caesarea delivered the letter to the governor and handed Paul over to him.
Acts 24:1-26
Five days later, the high priest Ananias came down with some of the elders and an attorney named Tertullus, and they presented their case against Paul before the governor.
2 Timothy 1:8
So you must not be ashamed to testify to our Lord, nor be ashamed of me who am in prison for his sake, but join with me in suffering for the good news, through the power of God.
2 Timothy 4:16-17
At my first appearance in court no one came to help me; everybody deserted me. May no one lay it up against them!
Revelation 1:9
I, John, your brother and companion in the distress, the kingdom, and the endurance that Jesus brings, found myself on the island called Patmos, for uttering God's message and testifying to Jesus.
Revelation 6:9
When he broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who have been slaughtered on account of God's message and for adhering to the testimony.
Revelation 11:7
When they finish their testimony, the animal that comes up out of the abyss will make war on them and conquer them and kill them,