Matthew 10:5
Jesus sent these twelve, instructing them, saying: “Do not travel by the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter into the city of the Samaritans,
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4Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
6but instead go to the sheep who have fallen away from the house of Israel.
Cross References
Matthew 4:15“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way of the sea across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:
Luke 9:2And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the infirm.
Luke 10:1Then, after these things, the Lord also designated another seventy-two. And he sent them in pairs before his face, into every city and place where he was to arrive.
Luke 17:16And he fell face down before his feet, giving thanks. And this one was a Samaritan.
John 4:9And so, that Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, being a Jew, are requesting a drink from me, though I am a Samaritan woman?” For the Jews do not associate with the Samaritans.
John 4:22You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know. For salvation is from the Jews.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 10:2-5
The Apostles Sent Forth. 1 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus; 4 Simon the Canaanite,… Read the whole commentary →