Matthew 10:5

Matthew 10:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
• New International Version (NIV)These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.
• English Standard Version (ESV)These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans,
• New King James Version (NKJV)These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: “Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans.

Context of Matthew 10:5

3There were Philip and Bartholomew. There were Thomas and Matthew. (Matthew's job was to take taxes from people.) And James who was the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus. 4There was also Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who later gave Jesus to his enemies. Jesus sent out these 12 disciples. Before they left, he said to them, ‘Do not go to any place where the people are Gentiles. And do not go to towns where only Samaritans live. 6Instead, you must go to the people of Israel. They are like lost sheep with nobody to take care of them. 7While you travel, you must tell people about the kingdom of heaven. You must tell them that it has now become near.

Matthew 10:5 word by word

Τούτους τοὺς δώδεκα ἀπέστειλεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς παραγγείλας αὐτοῖς λέγων· εἰς ὁδὸν ἐθνῶν μὴ ἀπέλθητε καὶ εἰς πόλιν Σαμαριτῶν μὴ εἰσέλθητε·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• twelveδώδεκαdōdeka · twelveG1427
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• sent forthἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• and commandedπαραγγέλλωparaggellō · to orderG3853
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Goἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• notμήmē · notG3361
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• of the Gentilesἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• of the SamaritansΣαμαρείτηςSamareitēs · SamaritanG4541
• enter yeεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525

Cross-references for Matthew 10:5

• Matthew 22:3He asked many people to come. When the meal was ready, he sent his servants out to tell those people to come. But they refused to come.
• Luke 9:2Then he sent them out to tell people about the kingdom of God. He told them that they should also make sick people well again.
• Luke 10:1After this, Jesus chose another 72 disciples. He sent them out two by two, to every town and village that he would visit soon.
• John 20:21Jesus said again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, in the same way I am now sending you.’
• Matthew 4:15‘I am speaking to you people who live in Zebulun and Naphtali. Your part of this country is on the way to Lake Galilee. It is across the Jordan River in the part of the country called Galilee. Some people who are not Jews live there.
• John 7:35The Jewish leaders asked each other, ‘What is he trying to tell us? Where can he go so that we cannot find him? Perhaps he will go to our people who have gone away to live among the Greek people. Perhaps he will go to teach the Greek people.
• Acts 10:45The Jewish believers who had come from Joppa with Peter were very surprised. They saw that God had now freely given his Holy Spirit to Gentiles.
• Acts 11:1The apostles and the other believers in Judea heard that Gentiles had also believed the message from God.
• Acts 22:21But the Lord said to me, “Go! I will now send you a long way away. You must go to the Gentiles and tell them my message.” ’
• Romans 15:8Remember this: Christ became a servant of the Jews so that they could understand God's true message. He showed them that God has now done what he promised to their ancestors.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:16because they try to stop us speaking to Gentiles. They do not want God to save anyone from another nation. In this way, they continue to do more and more bad things. When their sins become too many, God has to stop them. He has become so angry that he has punished them completely.
• 2 Kings 17:24The king of Assyria brought foreign people to live in the towns of Samaria. They came from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath and Sepharvaim. They lived in places in Samaria where the Israelites had lived. They took Samaria for themselves and they lived in its towns.
• Luke 9:52He arrived near a village in the country of Samaria. He sent some people into the village with a message. They went to ask for a place to stay for the night.
• John 4:5He came to a town in Samaria called Sychar. It was near to the piece of land that Jacob had given to his son, Joseph, many years earlier.
• Acts 1:8But the Holy Spirit will come to you, and he will give you power. The Holy Spirit will make your spirit strong. Then you will tell other people everywhere in the world about me. You will do that in Jerusalem, in Judea, in Samaria and in places far away.’
• Acts 8:1Saul was standing there while the Jewish leaders killed Stephen. He agreed with what they did. On the same day that Stephen died, the group of believers who lived in Jerusalem began to have great trouble. People did bad things to them. All the believers left Jerusalem and went to other places in Judea and Samaria. Only Jesus' 12 apostles stayed in Jerusalem.

Commentaries on Matthew 10:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded - To be properly qualified for a minister of Christ, a man must be, filled with the spirit of holiness; called to this particular work; instructed in its nature, etc.; and, commissioned to go forth, and testify the Gospel of the grace of God. These are four different gifts which a man must receive from God by Christ Jesus. To these let him add all the human qualifications he can possibly attain; as in his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Into the way of the Gentiles - That is, among the Gentiles, or nowhere but among the Jews. The full time for preaching the gospel to the Gentiles was not come. It was proper that it should be first preached to the Jews, the ancient covenant people of God, and the people among whom the Messiah was born. Afterward he gave them a charge to go into all the world, Matthew 28:19. And into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not - The Samaritans occupied the…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. 5Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles: At this time, the mission of Jesus was limited to the Jews (Matthew 15:24). God would reach Gentiles (non-Jewish people) through the Jews (Isaiah 2:2–4; 42:6–7; 49:6; 60:3). Jews saw Samaritans as impure Jews (Luke 17:18) because they married gentiles during and after the Assyrian and Babylonian exiles (2 Kings 17:24–41). The tension between Jews and Samaritans grew worse in 128 BC when John Hyrcanus, a Jewish…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not--The Samaritans were Gentiles by blood; but being the descendants of those whom the king of Assyria had transported from the East to supply the place of the ten tribes carried captive, they had adopted the religion of the Jews, though with admixtures of their own: and, as the nearest neighbors of the Jews…Read the comment

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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