Luke 10:4

Luke 10:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and greet no one on the road.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Carry neither money bag, knapsack, nor sandals; and greet no one along the road.

Context of Luke 10:4

2And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest. 3Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road. 5Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’ 6If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.

Luke 10:4 word by word

μὴ βαστάζετε βαλλάντιον μὴ πήραν μὴ ὑποδήματα, καὶ μηδένα κατὰ τὴν ὁδὸν ἀσπάσησθε.Read the interlinear

• Carryβαστάζωbastazō · to carryG941
• noμήmē · notG3361
• purseβαλλάντιονbalantion · purseG905
• bagπήραpēra · bagG4082
• sandalsὑπόδημαhupodēma · sandalG5266
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• Do not greetἀσπάζομαιaspazomai · to pay respects toG782
• ·μηδείςmēdeis mēdemia mēden · nothingG3367
• alongκατάkata · according toG2596
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• roadὁδόςhodos · roadG3598

Cross-references for Luke 10:4

• Luke 9:3“Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic.
• Luke 22:35Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered.
• Matthew 10:9Do not take along any gold or silver or copper in your belts.
• Mark 6:8He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—
• Luke 9:59Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
• Genesis 24:33Then a meal was set before the man, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told you what I came to say.” So Laban said, “Please speak.”
• 1 Samuel 21:8Then David asked Ahimelech, “Is there not a spear or sword on hand here? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s mission was urgent.”
• 2 Kings 4:24Then she saddled the donkey and told her servant, “Drive onward; do not slow the pace for me unless I tell you.”
• Proverbs 4:25Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.

Commentaries on Luke 10:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Carry neither purse nor scrip - See on Matthew 10:9; (note), etc., and Mark 6:8; (note), etc. Salute no man by the way - According to a canon of the Jews, a man who was about any sacred work was exempted from all civil obligations for the time; forasmuch as obedience to God was of infinitely greater consequence than the cultivation of private friendships, or the returning of civil compliments.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Purse … scrip … shoes - See the notes at Matthew 10:10. Salute no man by the way - Salutations among the Orientals did not consist, as among us, of a slight bow or an extension of the hand, but was performed by many embraces and inclinations, and even prostrations of the body on the ground. All this required much “time;” and as the business on which the seventy were sent was urgent, they were required not to “delay” their journey by long and formal…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Carry no purse: Compare 9:3. The disciples of Jesus were to depend on God and on the help of those whom they served. Do not greet anyone along the road: This did not mean being unfriendly, but remaining focused on the task Jesus had given them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-123-12. (See on Mt 10:7-16).Read the comment

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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