Matthew 10:9
Provide for yourselves neither gold, nor silver, nor brass, to put into your purses,
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
In Context
8Cure the sick, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
Cross References
Mark 6:8And he commanded them to take nothing for their journey, but a staff only; no bag, no bread, no money in their purses;
Luke 10:4Carry no purse, nor bag, nor sandals; and salute no one on the road.
1 Corinthians 9:7What man ever serves as a soldier, at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard, and eats not of its fruit? Or who tends a flock, and eats not of the milk of the flock?
Matthew Henry on Matthew 10:6-16
Instructions to the Apostles. 5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. 9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, 10 Nor scrip for your journey, neither two… Read the whole commentary →