Matthew 10:6

Matthew 10:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Context of Matthew 10:6

4Simon the Cananaean (Zealot), and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Him. 5Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them: “Do not go among the Gentiles, and do not go into a city of the Samaritans; but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ 8Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.

Matthew 10:6 word by word

πορεύεσθε δὲ μᾶλλον πρὸς τὰ πρόβατα τὰ ἀπολωλότα οἴκου Ἰσραήλ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• goπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• ratherμᾶλλονmallon · more: ratherG3123
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• the lostἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• sheepπρόβατονprobaton · sheepG4263
• of the houseοἶκοςoikos · house: householdG3624
• of IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl · IsraelG2474

Cross-references for Matthew 10:6

• Matthew 15:24He answered, “I was commissioned by God and sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
• Luke 24:47and that repentance [necessary] for forgiveness of sins would be preached in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
• Acts 3:26It was for you first of all that God raised up His Servant and Son [Jesus], and sent Him to bless you by turning every one of you from your wicked ways.”
• Acts 13:46And [at the same time] Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and confidently, saying, “It was necessary that God’s message [of salvation through faith in Christ] be spoken to you [Jews] first. Since you repudiate it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, now we turn to the Gentiles.
• Acts 18:6But since the Jews kept resisting and opposing him, and blaspheming [God], he shook out his robe and said to them, “Your blood (damnation) be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
• Acts 26:20but I openly proclaimed first to those at Damascus, then at Jerusalem and throughout the region of Judea, and even to the Gentiles, that they should repent [change their inner self—their old way of thinking] and turn to God, doing deeds and living lives which are consistent with repentance.
• Acts 28:25They disagreed among themselves and they began to leave after Paul had made one last statement: “The Holy Spirit rightly spoke through Isaiah the prophet to your fathers, saying,
• Romans 11:11So I say, have they stumbled so as to fall [to spiritual ruin]? Certainly not! But by their transgression [their rejection of the Messiah] salvation has come to the Gentiles, to make Israel jealous [when they realize what they have forfeited].
• Matthew 18:11[For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.]
• Psalms 119:176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek Your servant, for I do not forget Your commandments.
• Isaiah 53:6All of us like sheep have gone astray, We have turned, each one, to his own way; But the Lord has caused the wickedness of us all [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing] To fall on Him [instead of us].
• Jeremiah 50:6“My people have become lost sheep; Their shepherds have led them astray. They have made them turn aside [to the seductive places of idolatry] on the mountains. They have gone along [from one sin to another] from mountain to hill; They have forgotten their [own] resting place.
• Ezekiel 34:6My flock wandered through all the mountains and on every high hill; My flock was scattered over all the face of the earth and no one searched or sought them.” ’ ”
• Luke 15:3So He told them this parable:
• 1 Peter 2:25For you were continually wandering like [so many] sheep, but now you have come back to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.

Commentaries on Matthew 10:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6But go rather to the lost sheep, etc. - The Jewish Church was the ancient fold of God; but the sheep had wandered from their Shepherd, and were lost. Our blessed Lord sends these under-shepherds to seek, find, and bring them back to the Shepherd and Overseer of their souls.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6But go rather to the lost sheep … - That is, to the Jews. He regarded them as wandering and lost, like sheep straying without a shepherd. They had been the chosen people of God; they had long looked for the Messiah; and it was proper that the gospel should be first offered to them.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-15Verses 5-15 The Gentiles must not have the gospel brought them, till the Jews have refused it. This restraint on the apostles was only in their first mission. Wherever they went they must proclaim, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. They preached, 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. Christ gave…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6They are lost because their shepherds (leaders) neglected them (9:36; 15:24).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel--Until Christ's death, which broke down the middle wall of partition (Ep 2:14), the Gospel commission was to the Jews only, who, though the visible people of God, were "lost sheep," not merely in the sense which all sinners are (Is 53:6; 1Pe 2:25; compare with Lu 19:10), but as abandoned and left to wander from the right way by faithless shepherds (Jr 50:6, 17; Eze 34:2-6, &c.).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 10:6

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Commentaries on Matthew 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings