American Standard Version
Luke 10:7
7And in that same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
Luke 10:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
- New International Version (NIV)Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house.
Context of Luke 10:7
5And into whatsoever house ye shall enter, first say, Peace be to this house. 6And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him: but if not, it shall turn to you again. And in that same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. 8And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you: 9and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
Read all of Luke 10Luke 10:7 word by word
ἐν αὐτῇ δὲ τῇ οἰκίᾳ μένετε ἐσθίοντες καὶ πίνοντες τὰ παρ᾽ αὐτῶν· ἄξιος γὰρ ὁ ἐργάτης τοῦ μισθοῦ αὐτοῦ μὴ μεταβαίνετε ἐξ οἰκίας εἰς οἰκίαν.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Luke 10:7
- Luke 9:4And into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide, and thence depart.
- Matthew 10:11And into whatsoever city or village ye shall enter, search out who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go forth.
- Mark 6:10And he said unto them, Wheresoever ye enter into a house, there abide till ye depart thence.
- Acts 16:15And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
- Deuteronomy 12:12And ye shall rejoice before Jehovah your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and the Levite that is within your gates, forasmuch as he hath no portion nor inheritance with you.
- Matthew 10:10no wallet for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.
- 1 Corinthians 9:4Have we no right to eat and to drink?
- Galatians 6:6But let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.
- Philippians 4:17Not that I seek for the gift; but I seek for the fruit that increaseth to your account.
- 1 Timothy 5:17Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.
- 2 Timothy 2:6The husbandman that laboreth must be the first to partake of the fruits.
- 3 John 1:5Beloved, thou doest a faithful work in whatsoever thou doest toward them that are brethren and strangers withal;
- 1 Timothy 5:13And withal they learn also to be idle, going about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
Commentaries on Luke 10:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The laborer is worthy - See on Matthew 10:8, Matthew 10:12; (note). Go not from house to house - See on Matthew 10:11; (note). It would be a great offense among the Hindoos if a guest, after being made welcome at a house, were to leave it and go to another.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7See the notes at Matthew 10:11. On this passage Dr. Thomson (“The Land and the Book,” vol. i. p. 534) remarks: “The reason (for the command, Go not from house to house‘) is very obvious to one acquainted with Oriental customs. When a stranger arrives in a village or an encampment, the neighbors, one after another, must invite him to eat with them. There is a strict etiquette about it, involving much ostentation and hypocrisy, and a failure in the due…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Stay at the same house: See study note on 9:4. For the worker is worthy of his wages: Those who minister for Jesus should receive compensation from those they serve (see also 1 Corinthians 9:14; 1 Timothy 5:18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-123-12. (See on Mt 10:7-16).Read the comment
Topics related to Luke 10:7
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Luke 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
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- 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
American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
Commentaries