Matthew 10:8

Matthew 10:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Heal the sick, raise the dead, cure those with leprosy, and cast out demons. Give as freely as you have received!

Context of Matthew 10:8

6Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. 7As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give. 9“Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts— 10no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep.

Matthew 10:8 word by word

ἀσθενοῦντας θεραπεύετε, νεκροὺς ἐγείρετε, λεπροὺς καθαρίζετε, δαιμόνια ἐκβάλλετε· δωρεὰν ἐλάβετε, δωρεὰν δότε.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Healθεραπεύωtherapeuō · to serve/healG2323
• the sickἀσθενέωastheneō · be weak: illG770
• cleanseκαθαρίζωkatharizō · to cleanG2511
• the lepersλεπρόςlepros · leprousG3015
• raiseἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
• cast outἐκβάλλωekballō · to expelG1544
• devilsδαιμόνιονdaimonion · demonG1140
• freelyδωρεάνdōrean · freelyG1432
• ye have receivedλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325

Cross-references for Matthew 10:8

• Matthew 10:1Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.
• Mark 16:18they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.”
• Luke 10:9Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’
• Acts 4:9If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a man who was lame and are being asked how he was healed,
• Acts 5:12The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon’s Colonnade.
• 2 Kings 5:15Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God. He stood before him and said, “Now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.”
• Acts 3:6Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.”
• Acts 8:18When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money
• Acts 20:33I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.

Commentaries on Matthew 10:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Raise the dead - This is wanting in the MSS. marked EKLMS of Griesbach, and in those marked BHV of Mathai, and in upwards of one hundred others. It is also wanting in the Syriac, (Vienna edition), latter Persic, Sahidic, Armenian, Sclavonic, and in one copy of the Itala; also in Athanasius, Basil, and Chrysostom. There is no evidence that the disciples raised any dead person previously to the resurrection of Christ. The words should certainly be omitted…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Freely ye have received, freely give - That is, they were not to sell their favors of healing, preaching, etc. They were not to make a money-making business of it, to bargain specifically to heal for so much, and to cast out devils for so much. This, however, neither then nor afterward precluded them from receiving a competent support. See Luke 10:7; 1 Corinthians 9:8-14; 1 Timothy 5:18.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. 8Freely you have received; freely give: While payment is not wrong (1 Corinthians 9:3–19; Galatians 6:6; 1 Timothy 5:17), Jesus encouraged the apostles to avoid appearing greedy (see Acts 8:20; 20:33).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils--(The italicized clause--"raise the dead"--is wanting in many manuscripts). Here we have the first communication of supernatural power by Christ Himself to His followers--thus anticipating the gifts of Pentecost. And right royally does He dispense it. freely ye have received, freely give--Divine saying, divinely said! (Compare De 15:10, 11; Ac 3:6)--an apple of gold in a setting of…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 10:8

• Charism
• Commandments
• Leprosy
• Minister, Christian

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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