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Matthew 10:18

In Matthew 10 of Matthew.

And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

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καὶkaiAndκαίadverb — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐπὶepibeforeἐπίpreposition — “before”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.beforeἡγεμόναςhēgemonasgovernorsἡγεμών (hēgemōn)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “governors”, the object formG2232a leader, guide; a commander; a governor (of a province); plur: leaders.governorsδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andβασιλεῖςbasileiskingsβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “kings”, the object formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.kingsἀχθήσεσθεachthēsestheto bringἄγω (agō)verb, future passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “to bring”, an action still aheadG71I lead, lead away, bring (a person, or animal), guide, spend a day, go.ἕνεκενhenekenfor myἕνεκενpreposition — “for my”G1752for the sake of, on account of, on account of which, wherefore, on account of what, why.for myἐμοῦemousakeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “sake”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.sakeεἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forμαρτύριονmarturiona testimonyμαρτύριονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a testimony”, the object formG3142witness, evidence, testimony, proof.This verse uses “testimony”.a testimonyαὐτοῖςautoisagainst themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “against them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.against themκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἔθνεσινethnesinGentilesἔθνος (ethnos)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “Gentiles”, the to- or for-formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.the Gentiles

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and before governors and kings ye shall be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.

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American Standard Version (1901)

yea and before governors and kings shall ye be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

Young’s Literal Translation

and before governors and kings ye shall be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.

World English Bible

Yes , and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake , for a testimony to them and to the nations .

Darby Translation

and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.

Douay-Rheims

And you shall be brought before governors, and before kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles:

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