Luke 10:10

10 But whenever you go into a town and are not welcomed, go out in the streets and say, ¹

Luke 10:10 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 10:10

But into whatsoever city ye enter
On the other hand Christ here directs how to behave towards other cities they should come to, and be rejected:

and they receive you not;
refuse to admit them into their houses, or provide in any shape for them, nor hear their message:

go your ways out into the streets of the same.
The Ethiopic version reads, "cast the dust off your feet into the streets of it: and say"; aloud, in the most public manner, in the ears of all the people, as follows.

Luke 10:10 In-Context

8 Whenever you go into a town and are made welcome, eat what is set before you,

9 heal the sick in that town, and say to the people there, "The Kingdom of God has come near you.'

10 But whenever you go into a town and are not welcomed, go out in the streets and say,

11 "Even the dust from your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. But remember that the Kingdom of God has come near you!'

12 I assure you that on the Judgment Day God will show more mercy to Sodom than to that town!

Cross References

• 1. 10.10, 11Acts 13.51.