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Luke 10

Luke 10:4

Jesus Sends the Seventy-Two · Luke 10:1–12
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Translations

Modern
Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.
Traditional
Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.
Literal
Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and greet no one on the road.
Latin
Nolite portare sacculum, neque peram, neque calceamenta, et neminem per viam salutaveritis.

Original

Greek
English
Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.

Notes

Luke 10:4

  • Carry no purse: Compare 9:3. The disciples of Jesus were to depend on God and on the help of those whom they served.

  • Do not greet anyone along the road: This did not mean being unfriendly, but remaining focused on the task Jesus had given them.

Luke 10:1–20

the 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 is that the good news about Jesus and the kingdom of God is for both Jews and Gentiles.

Events

Parallels

Matthew 9:35–38

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Clothing Disciple Heal, Healing Luke, Gospel of Purse

Topics

Christian Minister: Charge Delivered To Jesus, the Christ: Commissions the Seventy Disciples (In Samaria) Missionary Work by Ministers: Christ Sent his Disciples to Labour In Seventy: The Seventy Disciples Sent Forth by Jesus (Though the Best Greek Mss Have |Seventy-Two|) Shoes: The Apostles Prohibited from Taking for Their Journey More, Travellers: On Errands Requiring Despatch: Saluted No Man by the Way