Luke 10:7

Luke 10:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
• New International Version (NIV)Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house.

Context of Luke 10:7

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. Stay with the family that accepts you. Eat and drink whatever they offer you. After all, the worker deserves his pay. Do not move around from one house to another. 8Whenever you go into a city and the people welcome you, eat whatever they serve you. 9Heal the sick that are there, and tell the people, ‘God’s kingdom is near you!’

Luke 10:7 word by word

ἐν αὐτῇ δὲ τῇ οἰκίᾳ μένετε ἐσθίοντες καὶ πίνοντες τὰ παρ᾽ αὐτῶν· ἄξιος γὰρ ὁ ἐργάτης τοῦ μισθοῦ αὐτοῦ μὴ μεταβαίνετε ἐξ οἰκίας εἰς οἰκίαν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the sameαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• houseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• houseοἰκίαoikia · homeG3614
• remainμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• eatingἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• drinkingπίνωpinō piō poō · to drinkG4095
• asπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• the labourerἐργάτηςergatēs · workerG2040
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• worthyἄξιοςaxios · worthyG514
• ofμισθόςmisthos · wageG3408
• Goμεταβαίνωmetabainō · to departG3327
• notμήmē · notG3361
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519

Cross-references for Luke 10:7

• Luke 9:4When you go into a home, stay there until you’re ready to leave.
• Matthew 10:11“When you go into a city or village, look for people who will listen to you there. Stay with them until you leave ⌞that place⌟.
• Mark 6:10He told them, “Whenever you go into a home, stay there until you’re ready to leave that place.
• Acts 16:15When Lydia and her family were baptized, she invited us to stay at her home. She said, “If you’re convinced that I believe in the Lord, then stay at my home.” She insisted. So we did.
• Deuteronomy 12:12Enjoy yourselves in the presence of the Lord your God along with your sons, daughters, male and female slaves, and the Levites. (The Levites live in your cities because they have no land of their own as you have.)
• Matthew 10:10Don’t take a traveling bag for the trip, a change of clothes, sandals, or a walking stick. After all, the worker deserves to have his needs met.
• 1 Corinthians 9:4Don’t we have the right to eat and drink?
• Galatians 6:6The person who is taught God’s word should share all good things with his teacher.
• Philippians 4:17It’s not that I’m looking for a gift. The opposite is true. I’m looking for your resources to increase.
• 1 Timothy 5:17Give double honor to spiritual leaders who handle their duties well. This is especially true if they work hard at teaching God’s word.
• 2 Timothy 2:6A hard-working farmer should have the first share of the crops.
• 3 John 1:5Dear friend, you are showing your faith in whatever you do for other believers, especially when they’re your guests.
• 1 Timothy 5:13At the same time, they learn to go around from house to house since they have nothing else to do. Not only this, but they also gossip and get involved in other people’s business, saying things they shouldn’t say.

Commentaries on Luke 10:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The laborer is worthy - See on Matthew 10:8, Matthew 10:12; (note). Go not from house to house - See on Matthew 10:11; (note). It would be a great offense among the Hindoos if a guest, after being made welcome at a house, were to leave it and go to another.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7See the notes at Matthew 10:11. On this passage Dr. Thomson (“The Land and the Book,” vol. i. p. 534) remarks: “The reason (for the command, Go not from house to house‘) is very obvious to one acquainted with Oriental customs. When a stranger arrives in a village or an encampment, the neighbors, one after another, must invite him to eat with them. There is a strict etiquette about it, involving much ostentation and hypocrisy, and a failure in the due…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Stay at the same house: See study note on 9:4. For the worker is worthy of his wages: Those who minister for Jesus should receive compensation from those they serve (see also 1 Corinthians 9:14; 1 Timothy 5:18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-123-12. (See on Mt 10:7-16).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 10:7

• Employee
• Employer
• Guest
• Jesus, the Christ
• Labor
• Minister, Christian
• Servant
• Seventy
• Wages

In the dictionaries

• Careful
• Chance
• Fall
• Hire
• Mercy
• Trouble
• Bible, the
• Chronology of the New Testament
• Ethics of Jesus
• Hospitality; Host

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