Matthew 10:9

Do not carry any gold, silver, or copper in your purses.

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In The King James Version

Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,

In Context

8Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.

10Do not take a traveling bag for your journey, or an extra tunic, or sandals, or a staff, for a laborer deserves his food.

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Cross References

Mark 6:8and instructed them to take nothing for their journey, except a staff—no bread, no bag, and no money in their belts—

Luke 10:4Do not carry a money bag, or a traveler's bag, or sandals, and greet no one on the road.

1 Corinthians 9:7Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink milk from it?

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 →

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