So go. I will be with you when you speak. I will give you the words to say.”
Matthew 10:19 - Easy To Read Version When you are arrested, don’t worry about what to say or how you should say it. At that time you will be given the things to say. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But when they deliver you up, do not be anxious about how or what you are to speak; for what you are to say will be given you in that very hour and moment, American Standard Version (1901) But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak. Common English Bible Whenever they hand you over, don’t worry about how to speak or what you will say, because what you can say will be given to you at that moment. Catholic Public Domain Version But when they hand you over, do not choose to think about how or what to speak. For what to speak shall be given to you in that hour. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But when they shall deliver you up, take no thought how or what to speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what to speak. |
So go. I will be with you when you speak. I will give you the words to say.”
He will go with you to Pharaoh. I will tell you what to say. Then you will tell Aaron, and Aaron will choose the right words to speak to Pharaoh.
Then the Lord reached out with his hand and touched my mouth. The Lord said to me,
You will be taken to stand before governors and kings. People will do this to you because of me. You will tell about me to those kings and governors and to the non-Jewish people.
“So I tell you, don’t worry about the food you need to live. And don’t worry about the clothes you need for your body. Life is more important than food. And the body is more important than clothes.
Don’t worry and say, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’
So don’t worry about tomorrow. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Tomorrow will have its own worries.
“When men bring you into the synagogues {\cf2\super [227]} before the leaders and other important men, don’t worry about what you will say.
At that time the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [228]} will teach you what you must say.”
But the Spirit {\cf2\super [118]} was helping Stephen speak with wisdom. His words were so strong that the Jews could not argue with him.
Don’t worry about anything. But pray and ask God for everything you need. And when you pray, always give thanks.
But the Lord stayed with me. The Lord gave me strength so that I could tell the Good News {\cf2\super [23]} everywhere. The Lord wanted all the non-Jews to hear that Good News. So I was saved from the lion’s (enemy’s) mouth.
But if any of you needs wisdom, then you should ask God for it. God is generous. He enjoys giving to all people. So God will give you wisdom.