Matthew 10:18
"And you will be taken before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
17"But beware of men! For they will give you up to the Sanhedrin, and flog you in their synagogues.
Cross References
Mark 13:9"You yourselves must be on your guard. They will hand you over to the courts, and you will be flogged on the synagogues; and you will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, to witness to them for me.
Acts 12:1Now, at about that time, Herod the king put forth his hands to ill- treat certain members of the church;
Acts 24:1Five days later, Ananias the high priest came down to Caesarea with some of the elders, and with an orator, named Tertullus. They laid information before the governor against Paul.
2 Timothy 4:16At the time of my first defense no one stood by me; on the contrary they all deserted me - may it not be laid to their charge!
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 bore.
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 →