Luke 9:5

And whoever will not receive you, when you go out of that city, shake off even the dust from your feet, for a testimony against them.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.

In Context

4And whatever house you enter, there remain, and thence depart.

6And they departed, and went through every village, preaching the gospel, and performing cures everywhere.

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Cross References

Matthew 10:18and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

Mark 9:37Whoever will receive one of such children on my account, receives me; and whoever will receive me, receives not me, but him that sent me.

Luke 9:48and said to them: Whoever will receive this little child on my account, receives me; and whoever will receive me, receives him that sent me. For he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.

Luke 10:10But whatever city you enter, and they receive you not, go out into the streets of it, and say:

Acts 13:51But they shook off the dust from their feet against them, and went to Iconium.

Matthew Henry on Luke 9:2-10

The Mission of the Twelve Apostles. 1 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. 2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. 3 And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece. 4 And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart. 5 And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off… Read the whole commentary →

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