Matthew 10:6
and be going rather unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
In Context
7'And, going on, proclaim saying that, the reign of the heavens hath come nigh;
Cross References
Psalms 119:176I wandered as a lost sheep, seek Thy servant, For Thy precepts I have not forgotten!
Jeremiah 50:6A perishing flock hath My people been, Their shepherds have caused them to err, [To] the mountains causing them to go back, From mountain unto hill they have gone, They have forgotten their crouching-place.
Ezekiel 34:6Go astray do My flock on all the mountains, And on every high hill, And on all the face of the land have My flock been scattered, And there is none inquiring, and none seeking.
Ezekiel 34:16The lost I seek, and the driven away bring back, And the broken I bind up, and the sick I strengthen, And the fat and the strong I destroy, I feed it with judgment.
Matthew 18:10'Beware! — ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,
Luke 15:3And he spake unto them this simile, 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 →