Matthew 10:19
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Christian Bible partNew Testament
| Matthew 10:19 | |
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← 10:18 10:20 → | |
| Book | Gospel of Matthew |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Matthew 10:19 is a verse in the tenth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
In the original Greek according to Westcott-Hort, this verse is:
- Ὅταν δὲ παραδιδῶσιν ὑμᾶς, μὴ μεριμνήσητε πῶς ἢ τί λαλήσητε· δοθήσεται γὰρ ὑμῖν ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ὥρᾳ τί λαλήσετε·
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:
- 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.
The New International Version translates the passage as:
- But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say,
Analysis
This is the eleventh ordinance of Christ to his apostles in which he forbids them being anxious about their answers. This was also promised by Christ in Luke's gospel: "I will give you a mouth and wisdom which none of your adversaries shall be able to gainsay or resist." So with St. Stephen it was said, "They were not able to resist the wisdom and spirit with which he spoke."[1][2]
