Luke 10:10

10 But into whatever town you enter and they do not welcome you, 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 And into whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat {whatever is} set before you,
9 and heal the sick in it, and say to them, "The kingdom of God has come near to you."
10 But into whatever town you enter and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets [and] say,
11 "Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you! Nevertheless know this: that the kingdom of God has come near!"
12 I tell you that it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town!

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("go out") has been translated as a finite verb
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