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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Don’t move around from home to home. Stay in one place, eating and drinking what they provide. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve their pay.

Context of Luke 10:7

5“When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ 6If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you. Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house. 8“When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you. 9Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to 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 9:4Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that town.
• Matthew 10:11Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave.
• Mark 6:10Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town.
• Acts 16:15When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. “If you consider me a believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
• Deuteronomy 12:12And there rejoice before the Lord your God—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites from your towns who have no allotment or inheritance of their own.
• Matthew 10:10no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep.
• 1 Corinthians 9:4Don’t we have the right to food and drink?
• Galatians 6:6Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their instructor.
• Philippians 4:17Not that I desire your gifts; what I desire is that more be credited to your account.
• 1 Timothy 5:17The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.
• 2 Timothy 2:6The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops.
• 3 John 1:5Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and sisters, even though they are strangers to you.
• 1 Timothy 5:13Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also busybodies who talk nonsense, saying things they ought not to.

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