18. And ye shall be brought before governors—provincial rulers.
and kings—the highest tribunals.
for my sake, for a testimony against them—rather, "to them," in order to bear testimony to the truth and its glorious effects.
and the Gentiles—"to the Gentiles"; a hint that their message would not long be confined to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. The Acts of the Apostles are the best commentary on these warnings.