Matthew 10:9

Matthew 10:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
• New International Version (NIV)“Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts—
• English Standard Version (ESV)Acquire no gold or silver or copper for your belts,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Provide neither gold nor silver nor copper in your money belts,

Context of Matthew 10:9

7While you travel, you must tell people about the kingdom of heaven. You must tell them that it has now become near. 8Make sick people well again. Cause dead people to become alive again. If people have a bad disease of the skin, make them well again. Send bad spirits out of people to leave them. God has been very kind to you, so you should be kind to other people. When you help people, do not ask them for money. Do not take any money in your purses. 10Do not take a bag with you, or extra clothes. Do not take extra shoes or a stick. You are working to help people. So people should give you what you need to live. 11When you arrive in a town or a village, look for a good person there. Continue to stay in that person's house until you leave there.

Matthew 10:9 word by word

Μὴ κτήσησθε χρυσὸν μηδὲ ἄργυρον μηδὲ χαλκὸν εἰς τὰς ζώνας ὑμῶν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Provideκτάομαιktaomai · to possesG2932
• neitherμήmē · notG3361
• goldχρυσόςchrusos · goldG5557
• norμηδέmēde · norG3366
• silverἄργυροςarguros · silverG696
• brassχαλκόςchalkos · copper/bronze/coinG5475
• inεἰςeis · towardG1519
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• pursesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• pursesζώνηzōnē · belt/sash/girdleG2223

Cross-references for Matthew 10:9

• Mark 6:8Jesus told the disciples, ‘Only take a stick for the journey, nothing else. Do not take any bread or a bag. Do not take any money in your pockets.
• Luke 9:3He said to them, ‘Do not take anything for your journey. Do not take a stick, or a bag, or food. Do not take any money. Do not take extra clothes.
• Luke 10:4Do not carry a purse or a bag. Do not take extra shoes. When you meet other people on the road, do not stop to say “hello”.
• Luke 22:35Jesus then asked the disciples, ‘When I sent you out without a purse, a bag or shoes, did you need anything?’ ‘No,’ they replied, ‘nothing.’
• 1 Corinthians 9:7Think about these examples: A soldier never has to pay for his own food and clothes. A farmer who plants vines will eat some of the grapes. A person who takes care of sheep or goats will drink some of the milk from those animals. You know that is what always happens.

Commentaries on Matthew 10:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass, in your purses - , in your Girdles. It is supposed that the people of the east carry their money in a fold of their girdles. This is scarcely correct: they carry it in a purse in their bosom, under their girdles. This I have often observed. In a thousand instances an apostolic preacher, who goes to the wilderness to seek the lost sheep, will be exposed to hunger and cold, and other inconveniences; he must…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-15Verses 9-15 See also Mark 6:8-11, and Luke 9:3-5. In both these places the substance of this account is given, though not so particularly as in Matthew. The general subject is the instructions given to the apostles. Matthew 10:9 Provide neither gold nor silver, nor brass - This prohibition of gold, silver, and brass is designed to prevent their providing money for their journey. Pieces of money of “small value” were made of brass. In your purses…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. 9-10Jesus' disciples should trust God to provide (6:11, 25–34; 7:7–11). They should avoid greed, which could harm God's reputation. They should also encourage new communities to provide what their leaders need (see 1 Corinthians 9:3–19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses--"for" your purses; literally, "your belts," in which they kept their money.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 10:9

• Brass
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• Money
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In the dictionaries

• Brass
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• Darkness
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• Hell
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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