Translations
Modern
If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.”
Traditional
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.
Literal
And as many as may not receive you, going out from that city, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.”
Latin
Et quicumque non receperint vos: exeuntes de civitate illa, etiam pulverem pedum vestrorum excutite in testimonium supra illos.
Original
Greek
English
If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.”
Notes
shake the dust off your feet: Using a symbol of rejection, they were to leave such a town to the judgment it deserved.
Jesus now sent his 12 disciples to announce the kingdom of God and demonstrate its authority by casting out demons and healing the sick. Jesus was training them to carry on his work after he was gone.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- 3rd Tour of Galileec. AD 29
Parallels
Glossary
Apostle, Apostleship Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Jesus Christ Luke, Gospel of
Topics
Apostles: Commission of Fish: Miracles Connected with of the Loaves and Fishes Jesus, the Christ: Instructs his Disciples and Empowers Them to Heal Diseases and Cast out Unclean Spirits Judgment: According to Opportunity and Works Responsibility: According to Privilege