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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:5-15

The external conditions of conveying Christ ' s message , with special reference to the immediate occasion. Our Lord points out (a) the sphere of their work ( Matthew 10:5 , Matthew 10:6 ); (b) the substance of their message ( Matthew 10:7 ); (c) its accompanying signs ( Matthew 10:8 ); (d) the external means and methods that they should employ ( Matthew 10:9-15 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:5-15

The Lord's charge to his apostles. I. DIRECTIONS FOR THEIR IMMEDIATE MISSION . 1 . It leas to be confined to the house of Israel. This was a temporary limitation; it was wholly removed at the ascension. The Lord himself entered into the city of the Samaritans; lie healed the daughter of the Syro-Phoenician woman. But for the present the apostles were to preach only to the Jews; it was necessary that the gospel should be first offered unto them; they were the covenant... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:13-14

The responsibility of opportunity. This direction may be stated in a plain way thus: "Give every man a chance, and let it rest with him whether he takes advantage of it." Moral work can never be done by force. Persuasion of will there should be; constraint of will there should never be. The gospel is to be preached, proclaimed, heralded, to all nations, but it must rest with men themselves whether it shall prove to them a "savour of life unto life, or of death unto death." Here our Lord... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:14

Parallel passages: Mark 6:11 ; Luke 9:5 (the twelve); Luke 10:10 , Luke 10:11 (the seventy). And whosoever shall not receive you —on your formal request as heralds of the kingdom— nor hear your words ( Matthew 7:24 , note), when ( as , R evised Version, Luke 10:12 , note) ye depart ( go forth , Revised Version) out of. At the moment of going out (cf. Luke 10:12 ), ἐξερχόμενοι ἔξω ( Matthew 21:17 ; Acts 16:13 ), in this case finally. That house... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:14-15

If rejected, bear your solemn witness to the fact, for to reject you brings awful consequences. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:15

Parallel passage: Luke 10:12 (the seventy). Similar words are used by our Lord in his apostrophe of Capernaum ( Matthew 11:24 , where see note). The combination in Luke 10:11 , Luke 10:12-15 of both the contexts is an instructive warning against accepting the present position of our Lord's sayings as the final indication of the occasion upon which they were delivered. Verily . (For the idea of acquiescence that always underlies this word—even in the case of so solemn a matter as... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 10:9-15

See also Mark 6:8-11, and Luke 9:3-5. In both these places the substance of this account is given, though not so particularly as in Matthew. The general subject is the instructions given to the apostles.Matthew 10:9Provide neither gold nor silver, nor brass - This prohibition of gold, silver, and brass is designed to prevent their providing money for their journey.Pieces of money of “small value” were made of brass.In your purses - Literally, in your girdles (belts). See the notes at Matthew... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 10:14-15

Matthew 10:14-15. Whosoever shall not receive you That is, entertain you kindly; nor, in an obedient manner, hearken to your words, when you depart, &c., shake off the dust of your feet The Jews thought the land of Israel so peculiarly holy, that when they came home from any heathen country they stopped at the borders, and shook or wiped off the dust of it from their feet, that the holy land might not be polluted with it. Therefore the action here enjoined was a lively intimation,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:5-42

62. The twelve sent out (Matthew 10:5-42; Mark 6:7-13; Luke 9:1-6)Jesus sent out the twelve apostles to preach the good news that the kingdom of the Messiah had come. The miraculous powers of the Messiah were given to them also, so that the knowledge of his love and mercy might spread more quickly throughout the land (Luke 9:1-2).There would be no time during Jesus’ lifetime to spread the gospel worldwide, so the apostles had to concentrate on Israel. After Jesus’ death and resurrection they... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 10:14

shake off, &c. Figure of speech Paroemia. App-6 . Compare Matthew 18:17 . See Acts 13:51 . read more

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