Christian Standard Bible

Matthew 10:6

6Instead, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

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 Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. 5Jesus sent out these twelve after giving them instructions: “Don’t take the road that leads to the Gentiles, and don’t enter any Samaritan town. Instead, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7As you go, proclaim, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ 8Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you received, freely give.

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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 replied, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
Luke 24:47and repentance for forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
Acts 3:26God raised up his servant and sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways.”
Acts 13:46Paul and Barnabas boldly replied, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you reject it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles.
Acts 18:6When they resisted and blasphemed, he shook out his clothes and told them, “Your blood is on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
Acts 26:20Instead, I preached to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem and in all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works worthy of repentance.
Acts 28:25Disagreeing among themselves, they began to leave after Paul made one statement: “The Holy Spirit was right in saying to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah
Romans 11:11I ask, then, have they stumbled so as to fall? Absolutely not! On the contrary, by their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.
Psalms 119:176I wander like a lost sheep; seek your servant, for I do not forget your commands.
Isaiah 53:6We all went astray like sheep; we all have turned to our own way; and the Lord has punished him for the iniquity of us all.
Jeremiah 50:6My people were lost sheep; their shepherds led them astray, guiding them the wrong way in the mountains. They wandered from mountain to hill; they forgot their resting place.
Ezekiel 34:6My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. My flock was scattered over the whole face of the earth, and there was no one searching or seeking for them.
Luke 15:3So he told them this parable:
1 Peter 2:25For you were like sheep going astray, but you have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer 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

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