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NASB | Matthew 10:11 "And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay at his house until you leave that city. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 10:11 "Whatever city or village you enter, ask who in it is worthy [who welcomes you and your message], and stay at his house until you leave [that city]. |
Bible Question:
Why were the disciples only to stay at a home of a worthy person? What is a worthy person? Is this a contrast in how they went out? |
Bible Answer: Steve, Greetings again! I believe that the whole "worthiness/unworthiness" issue depends on whether the disciples were 'well received' and if their message reaped a harvest or not. A worthy city, person, or household can be explained as follows.. "13 And if the house be worthy—showing this by giving you a welcome. let your peace come upon it—This is best explained by the injunction to the Seventy, “And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house” (Luke 10:5). This was the ancient salutation of the Middle East, and it exists to this day. But from the lips of Christ and his messengers, it means something far higher, both in the gift and the giving of it, than in the current salutation. (See comments on John 14:27.) but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you—If your peace finds a shut instead of an open door in the heart of any household, take it back to yourselves, who know how to value it; and it will taste the sweeter to you for having been offered, even though rejected." (New Commentary on the Whole Bible: NT) I do not believe that there is any difference in how they went out, since they would be either accepted or rejected in every new place, where no disciple has gone before.. Nolan |
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