Matthew 10:18
And ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the heathen.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
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Mark 13:9But take ye heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to their sanhedrims, and to the synagogues; ye shall be beaten with rods, and be set before kings and governors for my name’s sake, for a testimony unto them.
Acts 12:1NOW at that time Herod the king stretched forth his hand to treat cruelly certain persons belonging to the church.
Acts 24:1SO after five days Ananias the high-priest went down with the elders, and a certain rhetorician, Tertullus, who made their appearance before the governor against Paul.
2 Timothy 4:16At my first apology no man stood by me, but all forsook me: (may it not be imputed to them!)
Revelation 6:9And when he opened the fifth seal I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they maintained.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 10:17-42
Instructions to the Apostles. 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; 18 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.… Read the whole commentary →