Verse 11
Matthew 10:11
New Living Translation
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“Whenever you enter a city or village, search for a worthy person and stay in his home until you leave town.
Original Language Text
greek
εἰς ἣν δ’ ἂν πόλιν ἢ κώμην εἰσέλθητε, ἐξετάσατε τίς ἐν αὐτῇ ἄξιός ἐστιν· κἀκεῖ μείνατε ἕως ἂν ἐξέλθητε.
English Translation
And into whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it; and there stay until you go out.
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Chapter 10 Context
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Yashua (Jesus) called his twelve disciples together and gave them authority to cast out evil spirits...
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Here are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (also called Peter),<br>then Andrew (Peter’s...
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Philip,<br>Bartholomew,<br>Thomas,<br>Matthew (the tax collector),<br>James (son of Alphaeus),<br>Th...
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Simon (the zealot ),<br>Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him).<br>
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Yashua (Jesus) sent out the twelve apostles with these instructions: “Don’t go to the Gentiles or th...
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but only to the people of Israel — God (Elohim)’s lost sheep.
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Go and announce to them that the Kingdom of Heaven is near.
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Heal the sick, raise the dead, cure those with leprosy, and cast out demons. Give as freely as you h...
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“Don’t take any money in your money belts — no gold, silver, or even copper coins.
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10
Don’t carry a traveler’s bag with a change of clothes and sandals or even a walking stick. Don’t hes...
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“Whenever you enter a city or village, search for a worthy person and stay in his home until you lea...
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When you enter the home, give it your blessing.
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If it turns out to be a worthy home, let your blessing stand; if it is not, take back the blessing.
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14
If any household or town refuses to welcome you or listen to your message, shake its dust from your...
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15
I tell you the truth, the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah will be better off than such a town on...
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“Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.
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But beware! For you will be handed over to the courts and will be flogged with whips in the synagogu...
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You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your...
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When you are arrested, don’t worry about how to respond or what to say. God (Elohim) will give you t...
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For it is not you who will be speaking — it will be the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
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“A brother will betray his brother to death, a father will betray his own child, and children will r...
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And all nations will hate you because you are my followers. But everyone who endures to the end will...
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When you are persecuted in one town, flee to the next. I tell you the truth, the Son of Man will ret...
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“Students are not greater than their teacher, and slaves are not greater than their master.
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Students are to be like their teacher, and slaves are to be like their master. And since I, the mast...
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“But don’t be afraid of those who threaten you. For the time is coming when everything that is cover...
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What I tell you now in the darkness, shout abroad when daybreak comes. What I whisper in your ear, s...
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“Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God (El...
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What is the price of two sparrows — one copper coin ? But not a single sparrow can fall to the groun...
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And the very hairs on your head are all numbered.
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So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God (Elohim) than a whole flock of sparrows.
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“Everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my Father in he...
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But everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my Father in heaven.
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“Don’t imagine that I came to bring peace to the earth! I came not to bring peace, but a sword.
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‘I have come to set a man against his father,<br>a daughter against her mother,<br>and a daughter-in...
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Your enemies will be right in your own household!’<br>
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“If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if yo...
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If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine.
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If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it.
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“Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me.
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If you receive a prophet as one who speaks for God (Elohim), you will be given the same reward as a...
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And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rew...
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