Matthew 10:20 meaning and explanation

For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

Matthew 10:20, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus is speaking to the twelve apostles as he sends them out on mission, warning them that they will be handed over to councils and brought before governors and kings (verses 17 to 18). In that pressured moment, verse 20 promises that their defense will not depend on their own eloquence.

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