Luke 10:10

10 "But whenever you go into a city and people don't welcome you, leave. Announce in its streets,

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 go into a city and the people welcome you, eat whatever they serve you.
9 Heal the sick that are there, and tell the people, 'The kingdom of God is near you!'
10 "But whenever you go into a city and people don't welcome you, leave. Announce in its streets,
11 'We are wiping your city's dust from our feet in protest against you! But realize that the kingdom of God is near you!'
12 I can guarantee that judgment day will be easier for Sodom than for that city.
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