Matthew 10:19
And when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak; for it shall be given you in that hour what to say.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
20For it is not ye that speak, but the spirit of your Father speaking in you.
Cross References
Matthew 6:31Therefore be not anxious; nor say, What shall we eat, or what shall we drink; or wherewith be clothed?
Mark 13:11And when they shall lead you to deliver you up, be not solicitous beforehand what ye shall say, neither premeditate; but, that which shall be given you in that hour, speak ye; for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit.
Luke 21:12But before all these things, they will lay hands upon you, and will persecute you, and will deliver you up to councils and to prison, and will arraign you before kings and governors, on account of my name.
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 →