Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness to 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.
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.
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 Be on your guard against men, for they will turn you over to the courts and will flog you in their synagogues, 18 and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness to them and the heathen. 19 But when they turn you over to the courts, you must not worry at all about how or what you ought to speak, for it will be given you at that hour what you ought to speak.
Cross References
Matthew 8:4
Then Jesus said to him, "See that you tell nobody, but go, show yourself to the priest, and, to testify to the people, make the offering that Moses prescribed."
Mark 13:9
So you must be on the lookout for yourselves; they will turn you over to courts, and to synagogues where you will be beaten, and you must appear before governors and kings for my sake, to testify to them.
Acts 5:25-27
But somebody came by and reported to them, "The men that you put in jail are standing right here in the temple square, teaching the people."
Acts 12:1-4
About that time Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, in order to do them violence.
Acts 23:33-34
they, on reaching Caesarea, delivered the letter to the governor and turned Paul over to him, too.
Acts 24:1-26
Five days later, the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a prosecuting attorney, Tertullus, and through him they presented their case against Paul before the governor.
2 Timothy 1:8
So you must never be ashamed of me His prisoner, but suffer for the good news in fellowship with me and by the power of God.
2 Timothy 4:16-17
When I first defended myself at court, nobody came to help me, but everybody deserted me. May it never be charged to their account.
Revelation 1:9
I, John, your brother and companion with you in the trouble, the kingdom, and the patient endurance which Jesus gives, found myself on the island called Patmos, for preaching 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 had been slaughtered for being faithful to God's message and for the testimony they bore to it.
Revelation 11:7
Then, when they have finished testifying, the wild beast that is coming up out of the abyss will make war on them and conquer them and kill them,