Luke 9:5

5 And if a town refuses to welcome you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate.”

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 “Take nothing for your journey,” he instructed them. “Don’t take a walking stick, a traveler’s bag, food, money, or even a change of clothes.

4 Wherever you go, stay in the same house until you leave town.

5 And if a town refuses to welcome you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate.”

6 So they began their circuit of the villages, preaching the Good News and healing the sick.

7 When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, heard about everything Jesus was doing, he was puzzled. Some were saying that John the Baptist had been raised from the dead.