And in that same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.See below for comment. The Lord expressly forbade these representatives of himself to shop around, as it were, for more convenient or comfortable accommodations. read more
And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you.Found only in Luke, this admonition was especially appropriate in view of the Gentile character of the area (Trans-Jordan) where the seventy were sent. Even many of the Jews in that area were not very scrupulous in observing the restrictions imposed by their law; and, as those restrictions were shortly to disappear altogether in the approaching kingdom, there could have been nothing gained by Jesus'... read more
And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.There was no admonition to the seventy to "raise the dead," as in the case of sending forth the Twelve (Matthew 10:7); and this is proof of the inferior nature of the mission upon which the seventy were sent forth. Allegations that the sacred gospels are merely giving confused accounts of the same mission are inaccurate and unreasonable.The kingdom of God is come nigh ... It had come nigh in two... read more
Luke 10:7. Such things as they give:— As they have. read more
3. The importance of participation 10:1-16The theme of discipleship training continues in this section of verses. The 70 disciples that Jesus sent out contrast with the three men Luke just finished presenting (Luke 9:57-62). This was a second mission on which Jesus sent a group of His disciples, the first being the mission of the Twelve (Luke 9:1-6; Luke 9:10). Only Luke referred to it, though there are similarities with other Gospel passages (cf. Matthew 9:37-38; Matthew 10:7-16; Matthew... read more
The Seventy, like the Twelve (cf. Luke 9:4), were normally to remain with their hosts and not move around in one neighborhood trying to improve their situation (cf. Matthew 10:11; Mark 6:10). This would result in their wasting time and possibly insulting their hosts. Going from house to house also implied engaging in a social round of activity and being entertained long after they had done their work. [Note: Morris, p. 182.] As servants of the Lord, they were to eat and drink what their hosts... read more
Taken broadly the food set before the disciples in whatever town they might visit could possibly include ceremonially unclean food. Jesus was already dispensing with the clean unclean distinction in foods (cf. Luke 11:41; Mark 7:19; Romans 10:4). Peter’s scrupulous observance of the Jewish dietary laws may not have characterized all the disciples (cf. Acts 10:14). The practice of eating "unclean" food continued to disturb the early church (cf. 1 Corinthians 8). Undoubtedly Luke included this... read more
The Seventy were to continue the ministry of Jesus (Luke 7:21-22; Luke 9:11; Matthew 4:17; Mark 1:14-15; Mark 6:12) and the Twelve (Luke 9:1-2). This verse gives the positive content of these messengers’ ministry. The mention of healing before preaching suggests that the miracles provided an opportunity for the preaching as well as validating it. Their message was that the Messiah had appeared and, therefore, the messianic kingdom was imminent. If the people had believed in Jesus, the kingdom... read more
10:7 have; (d-14) Or 'as may be [offered you] by them.' read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 10:9
heal. See on Luke 6:13 . therein = in (Greek. en. App-104 .) it. unto = to. The kingdom of God. See App-114 . come nigh = drawn nigh. unto . Greek. epi. App-104 . read more