Luke 9:5

And as many as will not receive you, when you go out from that city, shake off the very dust from your feet as a testimony against them.”

English Majority Text (NT)

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

4“Whatever house you may enter, stay there, and from there go out.

6As they went out, they were going about village by village, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere. 1 Herod Seeks to See Jesus

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Cross References

Matthew 10:18And you will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the nations.

Mark 9:37“Whoever receives one of these little children in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me, receives not Me, but Him who sent Me.”

Luke 9:48and said to them, “Whoever receives this little child in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me. For he who is least among you all shall be great.”

Luke 10:10But whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say,

Acts 13:51But shaking off the dust from their feet against them, they 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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