KJV King James Version
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
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Matthew 10:14
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.
WEB World English Bible
Whoever doesn’t receive you, nor hear your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake off the dust from your feet.
ASV American Standard Version
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth out of that house or that city, shake off the dust of your feet.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And whoever may not receive you nor hear your words, coming forth from that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet,
Surrounding context — Matthew 10
11 And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
12 And when ye come into an house, salute it.
13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
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καὶG2532 · kaiandὃςG3739 · hos, hēwhichἂνG302 · anifμὴG3361 · mēnotδέξηταιG1209 · dechomaito receiveὑμᾶςG4771 · suyouμηδὲG3366 · mēdenorἀκούσῃG191 · akouōto hearτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoλόγουςG3056 · logoswordὑμῶν,G4771 · suyouἐξερχόμενοιG1831 · exerchomaito go outἔξωG1854 · exōout/outside(r)τῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoοἰκίαςG3614 · oikiahomeἢG2228 · ēorτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπόλεωςG4172 · poliscityἐκείνηςG1565 · ekeinosthatἐκτινάξατεG1621 · ektinassōto shake out/offτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoκονιορτὸνG2868 · koniortosdustτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoποδῶνG4228 · pousfootὑμῶν.G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
Luke 10:10-11But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,Acts 18:6And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook [his] raiment, and said unto them, Your blood [be] upon your own heads; I [am] clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.Nehemiah 5:13Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.Acts 13:51But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.Mark 6:11And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.Luke 9:5And 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.1 Thessalonians 4:8He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.John 13:20Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.Matthew 10:40-41He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.Matthew 18:5And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.Mark 9:37Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.Luke 9:48And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.Acts 20:26-27Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I [am] pure from the blood of all [men].
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