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John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:12

And when ye come into an house ,.... Or the "house"; that is, the house of an hospitable man, when, upon inquiry, found out: salute it ; meaning the inhabitants of it; or, as the Persic version reads, those of the household, especially the master of the family. Some copies add, saying, peace be to this house, as in Luke 10:5 and so read the Vulgate Latin, and Munster's Hebrew Gospel; and is a very just, and proper explanation of saluting: for the usual form of salutation among the Jews... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:13

And if the house be worthy ,.... If the family, and particularly the master of it, appeared to be civil, courteous, friendly, and hospitable, upon such a salutation, and ready to receive and embrace them, and provide for them, let your peace come upon it, or it shall come upon it; the imperative for the future, which is not unusual; and so read the Syriac and Vulgate Latin. The sense is, the peace the apostles wished for, in their form of salutation, should come, and abide on the family;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:14

And whosoever shall not receive you ,.... Into their houses, and refuse to entertain them and provide for them in a friendly manner; nor hear your words , slight their salutations, make no account of, but despise their good wishes for their welfare; and also treat with contempt the doctrines of the Gospel preached by them; and either would not attend on their ministry, or if they did, give no credit to what they should say, but deride and reject them. When ye depart out of that house,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:15

Verily, I say unto you ,.... This was not all the punishment that should be inflicted on such despisers of the Gospel of Christ, and the ministers of it; as not to enjoy that peace and prosperity wished for by the apostles, and to be declared to be on an equal foot with Heathen cities and countries: but they were to suffer everlasting punishment in the world to come; which is here asserted by Christ in the strongest manner, saying: it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:7

And as ye go, preach - πορευομενοι δε κηρυσσετε , and as you proceed, proclaim like heralds - make this proclamation wherever ye go, and while ye are journeying. Preach and travel; and, as ye travel, preach - proclaim salvation to all you meet. Wherever the ministers of Christ go, they find lost, ruined souls; and, wherever they find them, they should proclaim Jesus, and his power to save. For an explanation of the word proclaim or preach, see on Matthew 3:1 ; (note). From this... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:8

Raise 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, unless we could suppose that the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:9

Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass, in your purses - Εις τας ξωνας υμων , in your Girdles. It is supposed that the people of the east carry their money in a fold of their girdles. This is scarcely correct: they carry it in a purse in their bosom, under their girdles. This I have often observed. In a thousand instances an apostolic preacher, who goes to the wilderness to seek the lost sheep, will be exposed to hunger and cold, and other inconveniences; he must therefore resign... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:10

Nor scrip for your journey - To carry provisions. This was called תורמיל tormil , by the rabbins; it was a leathern pouch hung about their necks, in which they put their victuals. This was properly, the shepherd's bag. Neither two coats, etc. - Nothing to encumber you. Nor yet staves - Ραβδον , a staff, as in the margin, but, instead of ραβδον , staff, which is the common reading, all the following MSS. and versions have ραβδους , staves, and CEFGKLMPS. V. ninety-three... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:11

Into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter - In the commencement of Christianity, Christ and his preachers were all itinerant. Inquire who in it is worthy - That is, of a good character; for a preacher of the Gospel should be careful of his reputation, and lodge only with those who are of a regular life. There abide till ye go thence - Go not about from house to house, Luke 10:7 . Acting contrary to this precept has often brought a great disgrace on the Gospel of God. Stay in your... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:12

Salute it - Λεγουτες, ειρηνη εν τω οικω τουτω , saying, "Peace be to this house." This clause, which, as explanatory of the word ασπασασθε , is necessary to the connection in which it now stands, is added, by the MSS. D and L, and forty-three others, the Armenian, Ethiopic, Slavonic, Saxon, Vulgate, all the copies of the old Itala, Theophylact, and Hilary. The clause is also found in several modern versions. The modern Greek has λεγοντες· ειρηνη εις το σκηπρι τουτο . The Italian, by... read more

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