When those people were sick,\par I was sad for them.\par I showed my sadness by not eating.\par Is this what I get for praying for them?\par
Matthew 10:13 - Easy To Read Version If the people in that home welcome you, then they are worthy of your peace. May they have the peace you wished them. But if the people don’t welcome you, then they are not worthy of your peace. Take back the peace you wished for them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then if indeed that house is deserving, let come upon it your peace [that is, freedom from all the distresses that are experienced as the result of sin]. But if it is not deserving, let your peace return to you. American Standard Version (1901) And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. Common English Bible If the house is worthy, give it your blessing of peace. But if the house isn’t worthy, take back your blessing. Catholic Public Domain Version And if, indeed, that house is worthy, your peace will rest upon it. But if it is not worthy, your peace will return to you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And if that house be worthy, your peace shall come upon it; but if it be not worthy, your peace shall return to you. |
When those people were sick,\par I was sad for them.\par I showed my sadness by not eating.\par Is this what I get for praying for them?\par
And if a home or town refuses to welcome you or listen to you, then leave that place. Shake their dust off your feet. {\cf2\super [126]}
If a peaceful person lives there, your blessing of peace will stay with him. If the person is not peaceful, then your blessing of peace will come back to you.
To the people who are being lost, we are the smell of death that brings death. But to the people who are being saved, we are the smell of life that brings life. So who is good enough to do this work?