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Luke 9:5

If the people in the town will not welcome you, go outside the town and shake the dust off your feet as a warning to them."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Apostles;   Fish;   Jesus, the Christ;   Judgment;   Responsibility;   The Topic Concordance - Disciples/apostles;   Healing;   Hearing;   Receiving;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Mission;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Self-Seeking;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Mark, the Gospel According to;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Disciples;   Healing, Divine;   Hospitality;   Luke, Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - John the Apostle;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Disciple (2);   Discourse;   Dominion (2);   Dust ;   Foot;   Premeditation;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Transfiguration;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Apostle;   Bethsaida;   Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Dust;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Dust;   Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Antioch;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
If they do not welcome you, when you leave that town, shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them.”
King James Version (1611)
And whosoeuer will not receiue you, when ye goe out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feete, for a testimonie against them.
King James Version
And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
English Standard Version
And wherever they do not receive you, when you leave that town shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them."
New American Standard Bible
"And as for all who do not receive you, when you leave that city, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them."
New Century Version
If people do not welcome you, shake the dust off of your feet as you leave the town, as a warning to them."
Amplified Bible
"And as for all those who do not welcome you, when you leave that city, shake the dust off your feet [breaking all ties with them] as a testimony against them [that they rejected My message]."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And as for those who do not receive you, as you go out from that city, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them."
Legacy Standard Bible
And as for those who do not receive you, as you go out from that city, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them."
Berean Standard Bible
If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them."
Contemporary English Version
If people won't welcome you, leave the town and shake the dust from your feet as a warning to them."
Complete Jewish Bible
Wherever they don't welcome you, shake the dust from your feet when you leave that town as a warning to them."
Darby Translation
And as many as may not receive you, going forth from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a witness against them.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And howe many so euer will not receiue you, when ye goe out of that citie, shake off the very dust from your feete for a testimonie against them.
George Lamsa Translation
And whoever will not welcome you, when you leave that city, shake off even the sand from your feet for a testimony to them.
Good News Translation
wherever people don't welcome you, leave that town and shake the dust off your feet as a warning to them."
Lexham English Bible
And as for all those who do not welcome you—when you depart from that town, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them."
Literal Translation
And as many as may not receive you, going out from that city even shake off the dust from your feet, for a testimony against them.
American Standard Version
And as many as receive you not, when ye depart from that city, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
Bible in Basic English
And if any people will not take you in, when you go away from that town, put off its dust from your feet for a witness against them.
Hebrew Names Version
As many as don't receive you, when you depart from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a testimony against them."
International Standard Version
If people don't welcome you, when you leave that city, shake its dust off your feet as a testimony against them."Matthew 10:14; Acts 13:51;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And whoever will not receive you, when you depart from that city the dust also from your feet shake off as a testimony against them.
Murdock Translation
And against them that receive you not, when ye go out of that city, shake off even the dust of your feet against them, for a testimony.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And whosoeuer wyll not receaue you, when ye go out of that citie, shake of the very dust from your feete, for a testimonie agaynst them.
English Revised Version
And as many as receive you not, when ye depart from that city, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
World English Bible
As many as don't receive you, when you depart from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a testimony against them."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
Weymouth's New Testament
Wherever they refuse to receive you, as you leave that town shake off the very dust from your feet as a protest against them."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And who euer resseyuen not you, go ye out of that citee, and schake ye of the poudir of youre feet in to witnessyng on hem.
Update Bible Version
And as many as do not receive you, when you depart from that city, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
Webster's Bible Translation
And whoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
New English Translation
Wherever they do not receive you, as you leave that town, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them."
New King James Version
And whoever will not receive you, when you go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet as a testimony against them."
New Living Translation
And if a town refuses to welcome you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate."
New Life Bible
If anyone will not take you in, as you leave that city, shake its dust off your feet. That will speak against them."
New Revised Standard
Wherever they do not welcome you, as you are leaving that town shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, as many soever as shall not welcome you, in going forth from that city, the dust of your feet, shake ye off, for a witness against them.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off even the dust of your feet, for a testimony against them.
Revised Standard Version
And wherever they do not receive you, when you leave that town shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And whosoever will not receave you when ye go out of that cite shake of the very dust from youre fete for a testimony agaynst them.
Young's Literal Translation
and as many as may not receive you, going forth from that city, even the dust from your feet shake off, for a testimony against them.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And who so euer receaue you not, departe out of the same cite, and shake of the dust from youre fete, for a wytnesse ouer them.
Mace New Testament (1729)
if any refuse to entertain you, when you leave that city, shake off the dust from your feet, as a sign of their being abandon'd.
Simplified Cowboy Version
If people are unfriendly toward you, then leave that ranch and shake the dust off your boots, so you don't spread their hate around."

Contextual Overview

1 Jesus called his twelve apostles together. He gave them power to heal sicknesses and power to force demons out of people. 2 He sent them to tell about God's kingdom and to heal the sick. 3 He said to them, "When you travel, don't take a walking stick. Also, don't carry a bag, food, or money. Take for your trip only the clothes you are wearing. 4 When you go into a house, stay there until it is time to leave. 5 If the people in the town will not welcome you, go outside the town and shake the dust off your feet as a warning to them." 6 So the apostles went out. They traveled through all the towns. They told the Good News and healed people everywhere. 7 Herod the ruler heard about all these things that were happening. He was confused because some people said, "John the Baptizer has risen from death." 8 Others said, "Elijah has come to us." And some others said, "One of the prophets from long ago has risen from death." 9 Herod said, "I cut off John's head. So who is this man I hear these things about?" Herod continued trying to see Jesus.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

whosoever: Luke 9:48, Luke 10:10-12, Luke 10:16, Matthew 10:14, Matthew 10:15, Mark 6:11, Mark 9:37, Acts 13:51, Acts 18:6

shake: Luke 9:53-56, Nehemiah 5:13

a testimony: Luke 5:14, Matthew 10:18

Reciprocal: Mark 13:9 - a Luke 8:37 - and he Acts 16:15 - come Philippians 2:29 - Receive

Cross-References

Genesis 9:1
God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Have many children. Fill the earth with your people.
Genesis 9:9
"I now make my promise to you and to your people who will live after you.
Genesis 9:10
I make my promise to all the birds, and to all the cattle, and to all the animals that came out of the boat with you. I make my promise to every living thing on earth.
Genesis 9:28
After the flood Noah lived 350 years.
Genesis 9:29
He lived a total of 950 years; then he died.
Exodus 20:13
"You must not murder anyone.
Exodus 21:12
"Whoever hits and kills someone must be killed too.
Leviticus 19:16
You must not go around spreading false stories against other people. Don't do anything that would put your neighbor's life in danger. I am the Lord .
Psalms 9:12
He punishes murderers and remembers those who are in need. When suffering people cry for help, he does not ignore them.
Matthew 23:35
"So you will be guilty for the death of all the good people who have been killed on earth. You will be guilty for the killing of that godly man Abel. And you will be guilty for the killing of Zechariah son of Berachiah. He was killed between the Temple and the altar. You will be guilty for the killing of all the good people who lived between the time of Abel and the time of Zechariah.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And whosoever will not receive you,.... Unto their houses:

when ye go out of the city; where lodging and entertainment are refused you;

shake off the very dust from your feet, for a testimony against them;

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 10:1-14.

See the notes at Matthew 10:1-14.


 
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