Matthew 10:5 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Matthew 10:5-15

We have here the instructions that Christ gave to his disciples, when he gave them their commission. Whether this charge was given them in a continued discourse, or the several articles of it hinted to them at several times, is not material; in this he commanded them. Jacob's blessing his sons, is called his commanding them, and with these commands Christ commanded a blessing. Observe, I. The people to whom he sent them. These ambassadors are directed what places to go to. 1. Not to the... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 10:5-8

10:5-8a Jesus sent out these twelve, and these were the orders he gave them: "Do not," he said, "go out on the road to the Gentiles, and do not enter into any city of the Samaritans; but go rather to the sheep of the house of Israel who have perished. As you go make this proclamation: The Kingdom of Heaven is near. Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the leper, cast out demons." Here we have the beginning of the King's commission to his messengers. The word which is used in the Greek... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 10:5-8

The King's messengers had words to speak and deeds to do. (i) They had to announce the imminence of the Kingdom. As we have seen (compare on Matthew 6:10-11 ) the Kingdom of God is a society on earth, where God's will is as perfectly done as it is in heaven. Of all persons who ever lived in the world Jesus was, and is, the only person who ever perfectly did, and obeyed, and fulfilled, God's will. Therefore in him the Kingdom had come. It is as if the messengers of the King were to say,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:5

These twelve Jesus sent forth ,.... And no other but them, under the character of apostles. These had been with him a considerable time, to whom he had been gradually communicating spiritual knowledge; and by the benefit of private conference with him, and the observation they had made upon his doctrine and conduct, were greatly qualified for public usefulness: wherefore he gives them a commission, furnishes them with power and authority; and sends them forth from him by pairs, that they... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:5

These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded - To be properly qualified for a minister of Christ, a man must be, filled with the spirit of holiness; called to this particular work; instructed in its nature, etc.; and, commissioned to go forth, and testify the Gospel of the grace of God. These are four different gifts which a man must receive from God by Christ Jesus. To these let him add all the human qualifications he can possibly attain; as in his arduous work he will require... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:5

Verse 5 5.Into the tray of the Gentiles This makes still more evident what I have lately hinted, that the office, which was then bestowed on the apostles, had no other object than to awaken in the Jews the hope of an approaching salvation, and thus to render them more attentive to hear Christ. On this account, he now confines within the limits of Judea their voice, which he afterwards commands to sound everywhere to the farthest limits of the world. The reason is, that he had been sent by the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:1-42

The "commanding" of the twelve. This was a grand historic occasion indeed. The honoured but ever-comparatively feeble and now dimmed, dying, or dead schools of the prophets are to be succeeded by a scion of Christianity that marks at one and the same time its noblest and most amazing human institution, and Heaven's most condescending gift and human trust. Now begins "the great company of preachers" of the New Testament. They began with twelve;. they very soon grew to seventy; and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:2-15

Christ's charge to his apostles. After a night spent in prayer, Jesus called his twelve disciples and constituted them into an apostolic college. With his commission he gave them his charge. Notice— I. THE PERSONS COMMISSIONED AND CHARGED . 1 . They were twelve in number. 2 . Their names are given in order. II. THE CHARGE . 1 . As to the apostles preaching. (a) Not to the Gentiles. (b) Not to the Samaritans. (c) They were to limit their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:5

Parallel passages: Mark 6:7 , Mark 6:8 ; Luke 9:2 . These twelve Jesus sent forth ; ἀπέστειλεν (cf. John 17:18 ). Till now they had formed an inner circle of μαθηταί ( Matthew 9:35 , note), but now they begin their work of carrying Christ's message to others. " ἀποστέλλω corresponds with the idea of our own words 'despatch' and ' envoy,' and conveys the accessory notions of a special commission, and so far of a delegated authority in the person sent" (Bishop... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:5

CHRIST 'S COMMISSION TO HIS AGENTS . The connexion and development of thought in this important charge is exceedingly difficult to perceive, and has been understood in many ways. Perhaps that most generally accepted in this country is Alford's, according to which the charge is divided into three sections—the first ( Matthew 10:5-15 ) referring to the mission to the cities of Israel; the second ( Matthew 10:16-23 ) to the general mission of the apostles as developing itself, after... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Matthew 10:5-15

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 10:5-8

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 10:5-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:1-42

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:2-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:5

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