Then inquire around for a trustworthy family in every town or village you enter, and stay there [with them] until it is time to move on.
Luke 9:4 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) And whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that place. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And whatever house you enter, stay there until you go away [from that place]. American Standard Version (1901) And into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide, and thence depart. Common English Bible Whatever house you enter, remain there until you leave that place. Catholic Public Domain Version And into whatever house you shall enter, lodge there, and do not move away from there. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And whatsoever house you shall enter into, abide there, and depart not from thence. |
Then inquire around for a trustworthy family in every town or village you enter, and stay there [with them] until it is time to move on.
And He said to them; “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that place.
He said to them, “Do not take anything with you during your travels; not [even] a walking stick [Note: By comparing this and the restriction in Matt. 10:10 with the permission given in Mark 6:8, the harmony seems to be “if you do not already have a walking stick, do not get one”], or a traveling bag [for personal belongings], or food, or money, or [even] two coats [Note: Mark 6:9 says, “take only one coat” confirming the idea that Jesus was saying, in effect, “do not take anything extra, go just as you are”].
And those people who do not welcome you, shake the dust off of your shoes as evidence against them.” [Note: This was a Jewish custom showing disdain, and intended to suggest their unworthiness]
And when she was immersed [into Christ], along with her household [i.e., possibly relatives and/or employees] she urged us, saying, “If you consider me to be a faithful disciple of the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she insisted that we go [to her house].