Matthew 10:18

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Because of me, you will be dragged before rulers and kings to tell them and the Gentiles about your faith.

Cross References

Psalm 119:46

and I trust them so much that I tell them to kings.

Matthew 10:17

Watch out for people who will take you to court and have you beaten in their meeting places.

Matthew 10:19

But when someone arrests you, don't worry about what you will say or how you will say it. At that time you will be given the words to say.

Matthew 8:4

Jesus told him, “Don't tell anyone about this, but go and show the priest that you are well. Then take a gift to the temple just as Moses commanded, and everyone will know that you have been healed.”

Mark 13:9

Be on your guard! You will be taken to courts and beaten with whips in their meeting places. And because of me, you will have to stand before rulers and kings to tell about your faith.

2 Timothy 1:8

Don't be ashamed to speak for our Lord. And don't be ashamed of me, just because I am in jail for serving him. Use the power that comes from God and join with me in suffering for telling the good news.

Revelation 1:9

I am John, a follower together with all of you. We suffer because Jesus is our king, but he gives us the strength to endure. I was sent to Patmos Island, because I had preached God's message and had told about Jesus.

Revelation 11:7

After the two witnesses have finished preaching God's message, the beast that lives in the deep pit will come up and fight against them. It will win the battle and kill them.

Revelation 6:9

When the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of everyone who had been killed for speaking God's message and telling about their faith.