King James Version
Matthew 10:18 in the King James Version says “And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.”
Matthew 10:18 · KJV
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. harmless: or, simple
But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
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.
For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“before”
G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“ye shall be brought”
G71properly, to lead; by implication, to bring, drive, (reflexively) go, (specially) pass (time), or (figuratively) induce
“for”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
“a testimony”
G3142something evidential, i.e., (genitive case) evidence given or (specially), the decalogue (in the sacred tabernacle)
“against them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“the Gentiles”
G1484a race (as of the same habit), i.e., a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan)
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