Matthew 10:18
And they will bring you before governors and kings, on my account, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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Mark 13:9And take heed to yourselves; for they will deliver you up to the tribunals; and ye will be beaten in the synagogues, and ye will stand before kings and governors, on my account, for a testimony to them.
Acts 12:1And at that time Herod the king, who was surnamed Agrippa, laid hands on some of the church, to maltreat them.
Acts 24:1And after five days, Ananias the high priest, with the Elders, and with Tertullus the orator, went down, and made a communication to the governor against Paul.
2 Timothy 4:16At my first defence, no one was with me, but they all forsook me. Let not this be reckoned to them.
Revelation 6:9And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them who were slain on account of the word of God, and on account of the testimony to the Lamb which was with them.
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 →