Matthew 10:11
New International Version
Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave.

New Living Translation
“Whenever you enter a city or village, search for a worthy person and stay in his home until you leave town.

English Standard Version
And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart.

Berean Standard Bible
Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.

Berean Literal Bible
And into whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it. Remain there until you go forth.

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

New King James Version
“Now whatever city or town you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay there till you go out.

New American Standard Bible
And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay at his house until you leave that city.

NASB 1995
“And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay at his house until you leave that city.

NASB 1977
“And into whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it; and abide there until you go away.

Legacy Standard Bible
And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay there until you leave.

Amplified Bible
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].

Christian Standard Bible
When you enter any town or village, find out who is worthy, and stay there until you leave.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
“When you enter any town or village, find out who is worthy, and stay there until you leave.

American Standard Version
And into whatsoever city or village ye shall enter, search out who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go forth.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“Whichever city or village you enter, ask who is worthy in it and stay there until you leave.”

Contemporary English Version
So when you go to a town or a village, find someone able and willing to have you as their guest and stay with them until you leave.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And into whatsoever city or town you shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide till you go thence.

English Revised Version
And into whatsoever city or village ye shall enter, search out who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go forth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"When you go into a city or village, look for people who will listen to you there. Stay with them until you leave [that place].

Good News Translation
"When you come to a town or village, go in and look for someone who is willing to welcome you, and stay with him until you leave that place.

International Standard Version
"Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is receptive in it and stay there until you leave.

Literal Standard Version
And into whatever city or village you may enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and abide there, until you may go forth.

Majority Standard Bible
Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.

New American Bible
Whatever town or village you enter, look for a worthy person in it, and stay there until you leave.

NET Bible
Whenever you enter a town or village, find out who is worthy there and stay with them until you leave.

New Revised Standard Version
Whatever town or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy, and stay there until you leave.

New Heart English Bible
And into whatever city or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy; and stay there until you go on.

Webster's Bible Translation
And into whatever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide till ye go thence.

Weymouth New Testament
"Whatever town or village you enter, inquire for some good man; and make his house your home till you leave the place.

World English Bible
Into whatever city or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy, and stay there until you go on.

Young's Literal Translation
'And into whatever city or village ye may enter, inquire ye who in it is worthy, and there abide, till ye may go forth.

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Context
The Ministry of the Twelve
10Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions. 11 Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on. 12As you enter the home, greet its occupants.…

Cross References
Matthew 10:10
Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.

Matthew 10:12
As you enter the home, greet its occupants.


Treasury of Scripture

And into whatever city or town you shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till you go there.

enquire.

Genesis 19:1-3
And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; …

Judges 19:16-21
And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites…

1 Kings 17:9
Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.

and there.

Mark 6:10
And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.

Luke 9:4
And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.

Luke 10:7,8
And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house…

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Matthew 10
1. Jesus sends out his apostles, enabling them with power to do miracles;
5. giving them their charge, teaches them;
16. comforts them against persecutions;
40. and promises a blessing to those who receive them.














(11) 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, or even bring on them an evil report. From these they were to turn away and to seek out some one who, though poor, was yet of good repute, and willing to receive them as messengers of glad tidings.

There abide.--The purpose of the rule was (1) to guard against fickleness, as in itself an evil; and (2) against the tendency to go from one house to another according to the advantages which were offered to the guest.

Verse 11. - Parallel passages: Mark 6:10; Luke 9:4 (the twelve); 10:5-8 (the seventy). Matthew alone mentions the command to inquire who is worthy. And into whatsoever city or town; village (Revised Version); cf. Matthew 9:35, note. Ye shall enter, inquire; search out (Revised Version). Much more is implied than merely asking some chance passer-by (cf. Matthew 2:8). Who in it is worthy; i.e. equivalent by moral rate (ἄξιος) - in this case to the privilege of your lodging with him; elsewhere to the offer of peace (ver. 13), to the favour of an invitation (Matthew 22:8), to walking with Christ clothed in white (Revelation 3:47, to punishment (Revelation 16:6). And there abide till ye go thence; go forth (Revised Version); i.e. finally (ver. 14). The object of this command, which was reckoned so important as to be recorded in all three parallel passages (vide supra), is to prevent; partly favouritism and rivalry, partly waste of time. For "when a stranger arrives in a village or an encampment, the neighbours, one after another, must invite him to eat with them. There is a strict etiquette about it, involving much ostentation and hypocrisy; and a failure in the due observance of this system of hospitality is violently resented, and often leads to alienations and feuds among neighbours. It also consumes much time, causes unusual distraction of mind, leads to levity, and every way counteracts the success of a spiritual mission" (Thomson, 'Land and the Book,' p. 347); cf. St. Luke's "Go not from house to house" (Luke 10:7). It is, on the other hand, quite unnecessary to see here, with Meyer and Weiss, a prohibition to go to the synagogues or indeed to anywhere else where they could gain a hearing during their stay. Our Lord is referring only to lodging and food (Luke 10:7).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Whatever
ἣν (hēn)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

town
πόλιν (polin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4172: A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.

or
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

village
κώμην (kōmēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2968: A village, country town. From keimai; a hamlet.

you enter,
εἰσέλθητε (eiselthēte)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 1525: To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.

find out
ἐξετάσατε (exetasate)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 1833: To examine, question, inquire at, search out. From ek and etazo; to test thoroughly, i.e. Ascertain or interrogate.

who
τίς (tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

worthy
ἄξιός (axios)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 514: Worthy, worthy of, deserving, comparable, suitable. Probably from ago; deserving, comparable or suitable.

[and] stay
μείνατε (meinate)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 3306: To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay.

[at his house]
κἀκεῖ (kakei)
Conjunction
Strong's 2546: And there, and yonder, there also. From kai and ekei; likewise in that place.

until
ἕως (heōs)
Conjunction
Strong's 2193: A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.

you move on.
ἐξέλθητε (exelthēte)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 1831: To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.


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