Luke 9:5

5 wherever people don't welcome you, leave that town and shake the dust off your feet as a warning to them." 1

Luke 9:5 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 9:5

And whosoever will not receive you
Unto their houses:

when ye go out of the city;
where lodging and entertainment are refused you;

shake off the very dust from your feet, for a testimony against them;
(See Gill on Matthew 10:14) (See Gill on Mark 6:11)

Luke 9:5 In-Context

3 after saying to them, "Take nothing with you for the trip: no walking stick, no beggar's bag, no food, no money, not even an extra shirt.
4 Wherever you are welcomed, stay in the same house until you leave that town;
5 wherever people don't welcome you, leave that town and shake the dust off your feet as a warning to them."
6 The disciples left and traveled through all the villages, preaching the Good News and healing people everywhere.
7 When Herod, the ruler of Galilee, heard about all the things that were happening, he was very confused, because some people were saying that John the Baptist had come back to life.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 9.5Acts 13.51.+O+N9.3-5Luke 10.4-11.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.