Luke 10:10

10 But whenever you enter a town and they don't make you welcome, go out into its streets and say,

Luke 10:10 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 10:10

But into whatsoever city ye enter
On the other hand Christ here directs how to behave towards other cities they should come to, and be rejected:

and they receive you not;
refuse to admit them into their houses, or provide in any shape for them, nor hear their message:

go your ways out into the streets of the same.
The Ethiopic version reads, "cast the dust off your feet into the streets of it: and say"; aloud, in the most public manner, in the ears of all the people, as follows.

Luke 10:10 In-Context

8 "Whenever you come into a town where they make you welcome, eat what is put in front of you.
9 Heal the sick there, and tell them, `The Kingdom of God is near you.'
10 But whenever you enter a town and they don't make you welcome, go out into its streets and say,
11 `Even the dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off as a sign against you! But understand this: the Kingdom of God is near!'
12 I tell you, it will be more tolerable on the Day of Judgment for S'dom than for that town.
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