Matthew 10:9
Don't carry any gold, silver, or copper coins in your pockets,
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In The King James Version
Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
In Context
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Mark 6:8He told them not to take anything with them except a walking stick—no bread, no bag, and no money in their belts.
Luke 10:4Don't take any money or a bag or extra sandals, and don't spend time chatting with people you meet.
1 Corinthians 9:7Which soldier ever had to pay his own salary? Who plants a vineyard and doesn't get to eat its fruits? Who feeds a flock and doesn't consume its milk?
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 →