Matthew 10:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence. ”

• Matthew 10:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  See also Mark 6:8-11 , and Luke 9:3-5 . In both these places the substance of this account is given, though not so particularly as in Matthew. The general subject is the instructions given to the...

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• Matthew 10:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (5) And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence. (5) Happy are they that receive the preaching of the gospel: and unhappy are they...

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• Matthew 10:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Charge to the Twelve. The section forms the second of five passages into which Mt. col lected the sayings of Jesus. The Markan account ( Matthew 6:7-11 ) is followed by Luke 9:1-5 , but Luke...

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• Matthew 10:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  town . village, as in Matthew 9:35 .

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• Matthew 10:11 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  11. Inquire what person in it is worthy. Again, they might object that they would be deprived of the food to which they were entitled, because nobody would acknowledge them as laborers Bu...

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• Matthew 10:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence. Into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter - In the commencement of Christianity, Chr...

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• Matthew 10:11 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Inquire who in it is worthy— Anciently they had no houses of entertainment for the accommodation of travellers, but only houses for lodging them, called in modern language caravanseras, into whic...

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• Matthew 10:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence. And, into whatsoever city or town, [ polin ( G4172 ) ee ( G2228 )...

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• Matthew 10:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Mission of the Twelve 1. Mission of the Twelve ( Mark 6:7 ; Luke 9:1 ). This mission was intended partly to prepare the way for visits from Jesus Himself, and partly to train the apostles for the...

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• Matthew 10:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Enquire who in it is worthy . — The command was a plain practical rule. The habits of Eastern hospitality would throw many houses open to the preachers which would give no openings for their work, o...

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• Matthew 10:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 9 The King's Ambassadors - Matthew 9:36-38 ; Matthew 10:1-42 I - THE MISSION. Matthew 9:36-38 - Matthew 10:1-5 So far the King Himself has done all the work of the kingdom. But it...

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• Matthew 10:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Missionaries Sent out Matthew 10:5-15 For the present, the Twelve were to confine themselves to Jews, because the Lord's ministry was the climax of the Jewish probation and it was desirable tha...

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• Matthew 10:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  As a result of this, the King calls, equips, and sends forth His disciples. No work can be done to extend His Kingdom that is not the direct outcome of His compassion. To men in communion with that c...

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• Matthew 10:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter ,.... As Christ had instructed them in what manner they were to travel, so he directs them where to go, and who to ask for, and take up their abode wi...

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• Matthew 10:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence. Ver. 11. Inquire who in it is worthy ] That is, faithful, as Lydia was, Acts 16:1...

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• Matthew 10:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Into whatsoever city, &c., ye shall enter, inquire who is worthy That you should abide with him, that is, who is of a good character, and disposed to receive the gospel. And there abide In th...

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• Matthew 10:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  When He instructs us to pray, He fully intends to answer such prayer, as we see now in His sending forth His twelve disciples. It is precious to see Him exercising authority to communicate authority...

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• Matthew 10:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Instructions to the Apostles.       5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and...

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• Matthew 10:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  See Poole on " Matthew 10:15 " .

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• Matthew 10:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Instructions Concerning Their Going Out (10:9-15). Having declared to them their main responsibilities and objectives Jesus now instructs them about the way in which they are to go about their min...

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• Matthew 10:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 10:1 . Called .—We must distinguish three calls, the first to be disciples; the second to serve as Evangelists; and now the third to the Apostolic office. This call to the...

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• Matthew 10:11 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Matthew 10:1-20 Jesus giving His Power to His Followers. Note: I. The work Christ's followers were to do. They were to do the mysterious work which the Master had done, and to preach as both He...

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• Matthew 10:11 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Matthew 10:1-4 . And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. No...

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• Matthew 10:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Matthew 10:1 . He called to him his twelve disciples. Jesus chose twelve that they might sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Luke 22:30 . And that they might be the twelve founda...

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• Matthew 10:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

  And there abide. Why? (1) That they might not appear changeable: (2) That they might not hurt the feelings of their first host; (3) That they might not incur the charge of being gluttonous...

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• Matthew 10:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION For introductory notes to this chapter, see Matthew 9:35 . Matthew 10:1 Parallel passages: Mark 6:7 ; Luke 9:1 . The prayer ( Matthew 9:38 ) is answered in the persons of tho...

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• Matthew 10:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide till ye go thence.

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• Matthew 10:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Kings 17:9 ; 3 John 1:7 ; 3 John 1:8 ; Acts 16:15 ; Acts 18:1-3 ; Genesis 19:1-3 ; Job 31:32 ; Judges 19:16-21 ; Luke 10:38-42 ; Luke 10:7 ; Luke 10:8 ; Luke 19:7 ; Luke 9:4 ; Mark 6:...

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• Matthew 10:11 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  Sending out the Twelve Matthew 10:1-24 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Scripture for this study opens with the statement, "And when He had called unto Him His twelve disciples." We want to speak of the...

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• Matthew 10:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Inquire who is worthy — That you should abide with him: who is disposed to receive the Gospel. There abide — In that house, till ye leave the town. Mark 6:10 ; Luke 9:4 .

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