King James Version
What Does Luke 10:10 Mean?
“But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,”
Context
8
And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:
9
And heal the sick that are therein , and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
10
But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,
11
Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
12
But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(10, 11) **Into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not.**—See Notes on Matthew 10:13.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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