Matthew 10:6
Go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel;
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
In Context
7and as you go, preach and say, 'The kingdom of heaven has come near.'
Cross References
Psalms 119:176I have wandered off like a lost sheep; 1 seek your servant, 1 for I have not forgotten your commandments.
Jeremiah 50:6My people have been a lost flock. Their shepherds have led them astray in the mountains; 1 they have turned them around from hill to hill. They went, they forgot the place where they had lived. 1
Ezekiel 34:6My flock strays on all of the mountains and on every high hill, and it is dispersed over the entire surface of the earth. Yet no one is searching for them.
Ezekiel 34:16I will seek the lost and restore the outcast. I will bind up the broken sheep and heal the sick sheep but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will shepherd with justice.
Matthew 18:10See that you do not despise any of these little ones. For I say to you that in heaven their angels always look on the face of my Father who is in heaven.
Luke 15:3Jesus spoke this parable to them, saying,
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 →