Matthew 10:5
Jesus sent out these Twelve, telling them, “Don't go to the foreigners, or to any Samaritan city.
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4Simon the revolutionary, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
6You are to go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Cross References
Matthew 4:15“In the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphthali, on the road to the sea, across the Jordan River, in Galilee where the foreigners live:
Luke 9:2Then he sent them out to proclaim God's kingdom and to heal the sick.
Luke 10:1After this, the Lord appointed seventy other disciples, and sent them in pairs to every town and place that he planned to visit.
Luke 17:16He fell down at Jesus' feet, thanking him. He was a Samaritan.
John 4:9“You're a Jew, and I'm a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” the woman replied, for Jews don't associate with Samaritans.
John 4:22You really don't know the God you're worshiping, while we worship the God we know, for salvation comes 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 →