New English Translation
Luke 10:8
8Whenever you enter a town and the people welcome you, eat what is set before you.
Luke 10:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:
- New International Version (NIV)“When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you.
Context of Luke 10:8
6And if a peace-loving person is there, your peace will remain on him, but if not, it will return to you. 7Stay in that same house, eating and drinking what they give you, for the worker deserves his pay. Do not move around from house to house. Whenever you enter a town and the people welcome you, eat what is set before you. 9Heal the sick in that town and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come upon you!’ 10But whenever you enter a town and the people do not welcome you, go into its streets and say,
Read all of Luke 10Luke 10:8 word by word
καὶ εἰς ἣν ἂν πόλιν εἰσέρχησθε, καὶ δέχωνται ὑμᾶς, ἐσθίετε τὰ παρατιθέμενα ὑμῖνRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- whatsoeverὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- ·δέde · thenG1161
- ·ἄνan · ifG302
- cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
- ye enterεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
- they receiveδέχομαιdechomai · to receiveG1209
- youσύsu · youG4771
- eatἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068
- such things as are set beforeπαρατίθημιparatithēmi · to set beforeG3908
Cross-references for Luke 10:8
- Luke 10:10But whenever you enter a town and the people do not welcome you, go into its streets and say,
- Luke 9:48and said to them, “Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, for the one who is least among you all is the one who is great.”
- Matthew 10:40“Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.
- John 13:20I tell you the solemn truth, whoever accepts the one I send accepts me, and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.”
- 1 Corinthians 10:27If an unbeliever invites you to dinner and you want to go, eat whatever is served without asking questions of conscience.
Commentaries on Luke 10:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8-12Verses 8-12 See the notes at Matthew 10:14-15.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20the Lord appointed seventy-two others: The mission of the twelve disciples represented the ministry of Jesus to Israel (9:1–6). This mission represented his outreach to the Gentiles. The number 72 represents the nations of the world. Genesis 10 lists 70 nations in the Hebrew text, but the Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint) lists 72. Luke, who used the Septuagint, likely wrote 72, and then a later scribe changed it to match the Hebrew text. The main idea…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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