Matthew 10:7

International Standard Version

As you go, proclaim, 'The kingdom of heaven is near!'Matthew 3:2; 4:17; Luke 9:2; 10:9;">[xr]

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
As you go, proclaim: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’

King James Version (1611)
And as yee goe, preach, saying, The kingdome of heauen is at hand:

King James Version
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

English Standard Version
And proclaim as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'

New American Standard Bible
"And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven has come near.'

New Century Version
When you go, preach this: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.'

Amplified Bible
"And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'

Geneva Bible (1587)
And as ye goe, preach, saying, The kingdome of heauen is at hand.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'

Legacy Standard Bible
And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'

Berean Standard Bible
As you go, preach this message: 'The kingdom of heaven is near.'

Contemporary English Version
As you go, announce that the kingdom of heaven will soon be here.

Complete Jewish Bible
As you go, proclaim, ‘The Kingdom of Heaven is near,'

Darby Translation
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh.

Easy-to-Read Version
When you go, tell them this: ‘God's kingdom is now very near.'

George Lamsa Translation
And as you go, preach and say, that the kingdom of heaven is near.

Good News Translation
Go and preach, ‘The Kingdom of heaven is near!'

Lexham English Bible
And as you are going, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near!'

Literal Translation
And going on, proclaim, saying, The kingdom of Heaven has drawn near.

American Standard Version
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Bible in Basic English
And, on your way, say, The kingdom of heaven is near.

Hebrew Names Version
As you go, preach, saying, 'The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!'

Etheridge Translation
And as you go, proclaim and say that the kingdom of heaven hath drawn near.

Murdock Translation
And as ye go, proclaim and say: The kingdom of heaven hath approached.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
As ye go, preache, saying: The kyngdome of heauen is at hande.

English Revised Version
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

World English Bible
As you go, preach, saying, 'The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.'

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And as ye go, proclaim, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Weymouth's New Testament
And as you go, preach and say, `The Kingdom of the Heavens is close at hand.'

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And go ye, and preche ye, and seie, that the kyngdam of heuenes shal neiye;

Update Bible Version
And as you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Webster's Bible Translation
And as ye go, proclaim, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

New English Translation
As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near!'

New King James Version
And as you go, preach, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'

New Living Translation
Go and announce to them that the Kingdom of Heaven is near.

New Life Bible
As you go, preach. Say, ‘The holy nation of heaven is near.'

New Revised Standard
As you go, proclaim the good news, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.'

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, as ye go, proclaim, saying, The kingdom of the heavens hath drawn near!

Douay-Rheims Bible
And going, preach, saying: The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Revised Standard Version
And preach as you go, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Go and preach sayinge: yt the kyngdome of heve is at hande.

Young's Literal Translation
`And, going on, proclaim saying that, the reign of the heavens hath come nigh;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Go and preach, sayinge: The kyngdome of heue is at hande.

Mace New Testament (1729)
and wherever ye go, make this proclamation: the kingdom of heaven is nigh.

Simplified Cowboy Version
When you're out there, give everyone this message, 'The kingdom of heaven and the Boss's perfect pastures are real close.'

Contextual Overview

⁵ These were the twelve whom Jesus sent out, charging them with the words, "Don't turn off into the road that leads to the Gentiles, and don't enter a town of the Samaritans.2 Kings 17:24; Matthew 4:15; John 4:9,20;">[xr] ⁶ Go, instead, to the lost sheep of the nationhouse">[fn] of Israel.Isaiah 53:6; Jeremiah 50:6,17; Ezekiel 34:5-6,16; Matthew 15:24; Acts 13:46; 1 Peter 2:25;">[xr] ⁷ As you go, proclaim, 'The kingdom of heaven is near!'Matthew 3:2; 4:17; Luke 9:2; 10:9;">[xr] ⁸ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons. Without payment you have received; without payment you are to give.Acts 8:18,20;">[xr] ⁹ Don't take any gold, silver, or copper in your moneybags,1 Samuel 9:7; Mark 6:8; Luke 9:3; 10:4; 22:35;">[xr] ¹⁰ or a traveling bag for the trip, or an extra shirt,two shirts">[fn] or sandals, or a walking stick. For a worker deserves his food.Luke 10:7; 1 Corinthians 9:7; 1 Timothy 5:18;">[xr] ¹¹ "Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you leave.Luke 10:8;">[xr] ¹² As you enter the house, greet it. ¹³ If the house is receptive,worthy">[fn] let your blessing of peace come on it. But if it isn't receptive,worthy">[fn] let your blessing of peace return to you.Psalm 35:13; Luke 10:5;">[xr] ¹⁴ If no one welcomes you or listens to your words, as you leave that house or town, shake its dust off your feet.Nehemiah 5:13; Mark 6:11; Luke 9:5; 10:10-11; Acts 13:51; 18:6;">[xr]

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

preach: Matthew 4:17, Matthew 11:1, Isaiah 61:1, John 3:2, Mark 6:12, Luke 9:60, Luke 16:16, Acts 4:2

The: Matthew 3:2, Matthew 11:11, Matthew 11:12, Matthew 21:31, Matthew 21:43, Matthew 23:13, Luke 9:2, Luke 9:6, Luke 10:9-11, Acts 10:25, Acts 28:31

Reciprocal: Ruth 2:8 - abide Matthew 4:23 - healing Matthew 22:3 - sent Matthew 24:14 - this Mark 1:15 - the kingdom John 16:4 - that when Acts 20:25 - preaching

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And as ye go,.... Through the cities of Judea, and the streets thereof, from one city to another, from place to place; for these were itinerant preachers, who were not to abide long in any place, but to move about, that the Gospel might be spread all over the land, and the lost sheep in every corner be sought out and found.

Preach, saying, the kingdom of heaven is at hand. This was to be the subject matter of their ministry, which they were to proclaim aloud in every place; and which is expressed in the same words with which John the Baptist, and Christ himself, began their ministry,

Matthew 3:2 which shows the entire harmony, and strict agreement, there were between them: for the meaning of the phrase;

see Gill "Mt 3:2". The Cambridge copy reads, "repent, for the kingdom", &c.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The kingdom of heaven is at hand - Or, more literally, the “reign” of heaven, or of God, draws near. See the notes at Matthew 3:2.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 10:7. And as ye go, preach — πορευομενοι δε κηρυσσετε, and as you proceed, proclaim like heralds - make this proclamation wherever ye go, and while ye are journeying. Preach and travel; and, as ye travel, preach-proclaim salvation to all you meet. Wherever the ministers of Christ go, they find lost, ruined souls; and, wherever they find them, they should proclaim Jesus, and his power to save. For an explanation of the word proclaim or preach, Matthew 3:1.

From this commission we learn what the grand subject of apostolic preaching was - THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS AT HAND! This was the great message. "They preached," says Quesnel, "to establish the faith; the kingdom, to animate the hope; of heaven, to inspire the love of heavenly things, and the contempt of earthly; which is at hand, that men may prepare for it without delay."