God’s Word Translation
Luke 10:4
4Don’t carry a wallet, a traveling bag, or sandals, and don’t stop to greet anyone on the way.
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
2He told them, “The harvest is large, but the workers are few. So ask the Lord who gives this harvest to send workers to harvest his crops. 3Go! I’m sending you out like lambs among wolves. Don’t carry a wallet, a traveling bag, or sandals, and don’t stop to greet anyone on the way. 5Whenever you go into a house, greet the family right away with the words, ‘May there be peace in this house.’ 6If a peaceful person lives there, your greeting will be accepted. But if that’s not the case, your greeting will be rejected.
Read all of Luke 10Luke 10:4 word by word
μὴ βαστάζετε βαλλάντιον μὴ πήραν μὴ ὑποδήματα, καὶ μηδένα κατὰ τὴν ὁδὸν ἀσπάσησθε.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Carryβαστάζωbastazō · to carryG941
- neitherμήmē · notG3361
- purseβαλλάντιονbalantion · purseG905
- scripπήραpēra · bagG4082
- norμηδέmēde · norG3366
- shoesὑπόδημαhupodēma · sandalG5266
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- saluteἀσπάζομαιaspazomai · to pay respects toG782
- no manμηδείςmēdeis mēdemia mēden · nothingG3367
- byκατάkata · according toG2596
- the wayὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
Cross-references for Luke 10:4
- Luke 9:3He told them, “Don’t take anything along on the trip. Don’t take a walking stick, traveling bag, any food, money, or a change of clothes.
- Luke 22:35Then Jesus said to them, “When I sent you out without a wallet, traveling bag, or sandals, you didn’t lack anything, did you?” “Not a thing!” they answered.
- Matthew 10:9“Don’t take any gold, silver, or even copper coins in your pockets.
- Mark 6:8He instructed them to take nothing along on the trip except a walking stick. They were not to take any food, a traveling bag, or money in their pockets.
- Luke 9:59He told another man, “Follow me!” But the man said, “Sir, first let me go to bury my father.”
- Genesis 24:33When the food was put in front of him, he said, “I won’t eat until I’ve said what I have to say.” “Speak up,” Laban said.
- 1 Samuel 21:8David asked Ahimelech, “Don’t you have a spear or a sword here? I didn’t take either my spear or any other weapon because the king’s business was urgent.”
- 2 Kings 4:24She saddled the donkey. Then she told her servant, “Lead on. Don’t slow down unless I tell you.”
- Proverbs 4:25Let your eyes look straight ahead and your sight be focused in front of you.
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
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