New American Standard Bible 1995
Matthew 10:6
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, the one who betrayed Him. 5These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them: “Do not go in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the Samaritans; but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ 8Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.
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πορεύεσθε δὲ μᾶλλον πρὸς τὰ πρόβατα τὰ ἀπολωλότα οἴκου Ἰσραήλ.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 10:6
- Matthew 15:24But He answered and said, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
- Luke 24:47and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
- Acts 3:26For you first, God raised up His Servant and sent Him to bless you by turning every one of you from your wicked ways.”
- Acts 13:46Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first; since you repudiate it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.
- Acts 18:6But when they resisted and blasphemed, he shook out his garments and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
- Acts 26:20but kept declaring both to those of Damascus first, and also at Jerusalem and then throughout all the region of Judea, and even to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds appropriate to repentance.
- Acts 28:25And when they did not agree with one another, they began leaving after Paul had spoken one parting word, “The Holy Spirit rightly spoke through Isaiah the prophet to your fathers,
- Romans 11:11I say then, they did not stumble so as to fall, did they? May it never be! But by their transgression salvation has come to the Gentiles, to make them jealous.
- Matthew 18:11[For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.]
- Psalms 119:176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments.
- Isaiah 53:6All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all To fall on Him.
- Jeremiah 50:6“My people have become lost sheep; Their shepherds have led them astray. They have made them turn aside on the mountains; They have gone along from mountain to hill And have forgotten their resting place.
- Ezekiel 34:6My flock wandered through all the mountains and on every high hill; My flock was scattered over all the surface of the earth, and there was no one to search or seek for them.”’”
- Luke 15:3So He told them this parable, saying,
- 1 Peter 2:25For you were continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian 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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- 1. Matthew 10:6 Matt 15:24 ↩
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
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