Matthew 10:19
New International Version
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,

New Living Translation
When you are arrested, don’t worry about how to respond or what to say. God will give you the right words at the right time.

English Standard Version
When they deliver you over, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour.

Berean Standard Bible
But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say.

Berean Literal Bible
And when they deliver you up, do not be anxious how or what you should speak; for in that hour you will be given what you should say,

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you should speak. For it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak;

New American Standard Bible
But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given you in that hour.

NASB 1995
“But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say.

NASB 1977
“But when they deliver you up, do not become anxious about how or what you will speak; for it shall be given you in that hour what you are to speak.

Legacy Standard Bible
But when they deliver you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given to you in that hour what you are to say.

Amplified Bible
But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given you within that [very] hour;

Christian Standard Bible
But when they hand you over, don’t worry about how or what you are to speak. For you will be given what to say at that hour,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But when they hand you over, don’t worry about how or what you should speak. For you will be given what to say at that hour,

American Standard Version
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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“But when they arrest you, do not be anxious how or what you will speak, for it will be given to you in that hour what you should say.”

Contemporary English Version
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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

English Revised Version
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When they hand you over [to the authorities], don't worry about what to say or how to say it. When the time comes, you will be given what to say.

Good News Translation
When they bring you to trial, do not worry about what you are going to say or how you will say it; when the time comes, you will be given what you will say.

International Standard Version
When they hand you over, don't worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say, because in that hour what you are to say will be given to you.

Literal Standard Version
And whenever they may deliver you up, do not be anxious how or what you may speak, for it will be given you in that hour what you will speak;

Majority Standard Bible
But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say.

New American Bible
When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say.

NET Bible
Whenever they hand you over for trial, do not worry about how to speak or what to say, for what you should say will be given to you at that time.

New Revised Standard Version
When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you at that time;

New Heart English Bible
But when they deliver you over, do not be anxious how or what you will say, for it will be given you in that hour what you will say.

Webster's Bible Translation
But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak, for it shall be given to you in that same hour what ye shall speak.

Weymouth New Testament
But when they have delivered you up, have no anxiety as to how you shall speak or what you shall say; for at that very time it shall be given you what to say;

World English Bible
But when they deliver you up, don’t be anxious how or what you will say, for it will be given you in that hour what you will say.

Young's Literal Translation
'And whenever they may deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye may speak, for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak;

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Context
Sheep among Wolves
18On My account, you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. 19But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say. 20For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.…

Cross References
Exodus 4:12
Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say."

Matthew 6:25
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

Matthew 10:18
On My account, you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.

Mark 13:11
But when they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand what to say. Instead, speak whatever you are given at that time, for it will not be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

Luke 12:11
When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.

Luke 12:12
For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say."

Luke 21:12
But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.


Treasury of Scripture

But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what you shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what you shall speak.

when.

Mark 13:11-13
But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost…

Luke 12:11
And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

Luke 21:14,15
Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: …

take.

Matthew 6:25,31,34
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? …

Philippians 4:6
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

James 1:5
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

it shall.

Exodus 4:12,15
Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say…

Jeremiah 1:7,9
But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak…

Daniel 3:16-18
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter…

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Matthew 10
1. Jesus sends out his apostles, enabling them with power to do miracles;
5. giving them their charge, teaches them;
16. comforts them against persecutions;
40. and promises a blessing to those who receive them.














(19) Take no thought.--In the same sense as in Matthew 6:25, "Do not at that moment be over-anxious." The words indicate an almost tender sympathy with the feelings of Galilean disciples, "unlearned and ignorant men," standing before those who were counted so much their superiors in power and knowledge. The words that follow contain a two-fold promise: not only what they should say, but how, in what form and phrase, to say it, should be given them in that hour. The courage of Peter and John before the Sanhedrin is at once the earliest and the most striking instance of the fulfilment of the promise (Acts 4:13).

Verses 19, 20. - For these two verses, compare (besides Mark 13:11; Luke 21:15; vide supra, ver. 17) Luke 12:11, 12, with which there is doubtless a common basis. As the two verses do not seem to have in Luke 12. a very close connexion with their context, it is probable that there also, as here, they are taken from a speech of later date. But when they deliver you up, take no thought; be not anxious (Revised Version); Matthew 6:25, note. So also Luke 12:2; but Luke 21:14 goes further, and forbids the disciples to "meditate beforehand how to answer." Bengel says here, Usa, non curandi, cura sit. How or what. The general direction or the actual matter. Ye shall speak - i.e. in defence, as defined in Luke 12:11; Luke 21:14 - for it shall be given you in that same (omit "same," with the Revised Version) hour what ye shall speak. And if in similar extraordinary circumstances, the Christian may expect similar extraordinary help. The omission of this clause by some Western authorities is probably due to the fact that the next verse also begins with "for," and contains a promise that much resembles this. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you (cf. Genesis 41:38). Observe:

(1) The thoughtful reminder, "your Father," whose children you have become (Matthew 5:16, note), and whose protection you may look for.

(2) It is not said that the Father, but that the Spirit speaks (cf. Acts 4:8; Acts 13:9; and, for Christ speaking, 2 Corinthians 13:3).

(3) The phrase is quite compatible with, but would hardly have then been understood as expressing, the personality of the Holy Spirit. . . .

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

when
ὅταν (hotan)
Conjunction
Strong's 3752: When, whenever. From hote and an; whenever; also causatively inasmuch as.

they hand you over,
παραδῶσιν (paradōsin)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 3860: From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit.

[do] not
μὴ (mē)
Adverb
Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

worry about
μεριμνήσητε (merimnēsēte)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 3309: To be over-anxious; with acc: To be anxious about, distracted; I care for. From merimna; to be anxious about.

how [to respond]
πῶς (pōs)
Adverb
Strong's 4459: Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much!

or
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

what
τί (ti)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

to say.
λαλήσητε (lalēsēte)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.

In
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

that
ἐκείνῃ (ekeinē)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1565: That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.

hour
ὥρᾳ (hōra)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5610: Apparently a primary word; an 'hour'.

you
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

will be given
δοθήσεται (dothēsetai)
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

what
τί (ti)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

to say.
λαλήσητε (lalēsēte)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.


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