Luke 9:5

Luke 9:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And wherever they do not receive you, when you leave that town shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And whoever will not receive you, when you go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet as a testimony against them.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)And if a town refuses to welcome you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate.”

Context of Luke 9:5

3He told them: “Take nothing for the journey—no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra shirt. 4Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that town. If people do not welcome you, leave their town and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.” 6So they set out and went from village to village, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere. 7Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was going on. And he was perplexed because some were saying that John had been raised from the dead,

Luke 9:5 word by word

καὶ ὅσοι ἂν μὴ δέχωνται ὑμᾶς, ἐξερχόμενοι ἀπὸ τῆς πόλεως ἐκείνης τὸν κονιορτὸν ἀπὸ τῶν ποδῶν ὑμῶν ἀποτινάσσετε εἰς μαρτύριον ἐπ᾽ αὐτούς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• whosoeverὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• ·ἄνan · ifG302
• willδέχομαιdechomai · to receiveG1209
• notμήmē · notG3361
• youσύsu · youG4771
• when ye go outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
• thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• cityὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• shake offἀποτινάσσωapotinassō · to shake offG660
• theκονιορτόςkoniortos · dustG2868
• feetπούςpous · footG4228
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• a testimonyμαρτύριονmarturion · testimonyG3142
• againstἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Luke 9:5

• Luke 9:48Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.”
• Luke 10:10But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say,
• Matthew 10:14If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet.
• Mark 6:11And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”
• Mark 9:37“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”
• Acts 13:51So they shook the dust off their feet as a warning to them and went to Iconium.
• Acts 18:6But when they opposed Paul and became abusive, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
• Luke 9:53but the people there did not welcome him, because he was heading for Jerusalem.
• Nehemiah 5:13I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “In this way may God shake out of their house and possessions anyone who does not keep this promise. So may such a person be shaken out and emptied!” At this the whole assembly said, “Amen,” and praised the Lord. And the people did as they had promised.
• Luke 5:14Then Jesus ordered him, “Don’t tell anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
• Matthew 10:18On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.

Commentaries on Luke 9:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-6Verses 1-6 See the notes at Matthew 10:1-14. See the notes at Matthew 10:1-14.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5shake the dust off your feet: Using a symbol of rejection, they were to leave such a town to the judgment it deserved.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-6(See on Mt 10:1-15). 1. power and authority--He both qualified and authorized them. (See on Mr 6:14-30).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Luke 9

• 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