Christian Standard Bible
Luke 10:16
16Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you rejects me. And whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”
Luke 10:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
- New International Version (NIV)“Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)"The one who hears you hears me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me."
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who hears you hears Me, he who rejects you rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.”
Context of Luke 10:16
14But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. 15And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will go down to Hades. Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you rejects me. And whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.” 17The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.” 18He said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like lightning.
Read all of Luke 10Luke 10:16 word by word
Ὁ ἀκούων ὑμῶν ἐμοῦ ἀκούει, καὶ ὁ ἀθετῶν ὑμᾶς ἐμὲ ἀθετεῖ· ὁ δὲ ἐμὲ ἀθετῶν ἀθετεῖ τὸν ἀποστείλαντά με.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Luke 10:16
- Luke 9:48He told them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me. And whoever welcomes me welcomes him who sent me. For whoever is least among you — this one is great.”
- Matthew 10:40“The one who welcomes you welcomes me, and the one who welcomes me welcomes him who sent me.
- Matthew 18:5And whoever welcomes one child like this in my name welcomes me.
- Mark 9:37“Whoever welcomes one little child such as this in my name welcomes me. And whoever welcomes me does not welcome me, but him who sent me.”
- John 12:44Jesus cried out, “The one who believes in me believes not in me, but in him who sent me.
- John 13:20Truly I tell you, whoever receives anyone I send receives me, and the one who receives me receives him who sent me.”
- 1 Thessalonians 4:8Consequently, anyone who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.
- Exodus 16:7and in the morning you will see the Lord’s glory because he has heard your complaints about him. For who are we that you complain about us?”
- Numbers 14:2All the Israelites complained about Moses and Aaron, and the whole community told them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had died in this wilderness!
- Numbers 16:11Therefore, it is you and all your followers who have conspired against the Lord! As for Aaron, who is he that you should complain about him?”
- Acts 5:4Wasn’t it yours while you possessed it? And after it was sold, wasn’t it at your disposal? Why is it that you planned this thing in your heart? You have not lied to people but to God.”
- Malachi 1:6“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of me? says the Lord of Armies to you priests, who despise my name.” Yet you ask, “How have we despised your name?”
- John 5:22The Father, in fact, judges no one but has given all judgment to the Son,
Commentaries on Luke 10:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16He that despiseth you, despiseth me - "The holy, blessed God said: 'Honor my statutes, for they are my ambassadors: and a man's ambassador is like to himself. If thou honor my precepts, it is the same as if thou didst honor me; and if thou despise them, thou despisest me." R. Tancum. "He that murmurs against his teacher is the same as if he had murmured against the Divine Shekinah." Sanhedrin, fol. 110.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16See the notes at Matthew 10:40.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20the Lord appointed seventy-two others: The mission of the twelve disciples represented the ministry of Jesus to Israel (9:1–6). This mission represented his outreach to the Gentiles. The number 72 represents the nations of the world. Genesis 10 lists 70 nations in the Hebrew text, but the Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint) lists 72. Luke, who used the Septuagint, likely wrote 72, and then a later scribe changed it to match the Hebrew text. The main idea…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. He that, &c.--(See on Mt 10:40).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
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