Matthew 10:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 10:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 10:18 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 10:18 — KJV
“And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.”
— Matthew 10:18 (KJV)
Matthew 10:18 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 10:18
“But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 10:18: brought, before, kings
“But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 10:18: brought, before, kings
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not. rebels: Heb. children of rebellion”
Shares key themes with Matthew 10:18: before, testimony, against
“And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware. against: Heb. before go...: Heb. do”
Shares key themes with Matthew 10:18: brought, before, against
“Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 10:18: before, kings, against
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