Luke 9:5 “If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you…”

Luke 9:5

If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.

World English Bible

As many as don’t receive you, when you depart from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.”

American Standard Version

And as many as receive you not, when ye depart from that city, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.

Geneva Bible 1599

And howe many so euer will not receiue you, when ye goe out of that citie, shake off the very dust from your feete for a testimonie against them.

Darby Translation

And as many as may not receive you, going forth from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a witness against them.

Young's Literal Translation

and as many as may not receive you, going forth from that city, even the dust from your feet shake off, for a testimony against them.'

Bible in Basic English

And if any people will not take you in, when you go away from that town, put off its dust from your feet for a witness against them.

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Cross references

“whosoever”

Acts 13:51 Acts 18:6 Mark 6:11 Luke 10:10–12 Luke 10:16 Luke 9:48

Acts 13:51 · BSB

So they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.

Acts 18:6 · BSB

But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

Mark 6:11 · BSB

If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”

Luke 10:10–12 · BSB

But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare,

Luke 10:16 · BSB

Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”

Luke 9:48 · BSB

And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”

“shake”

Luke 9:53–56 Nehemiah 5:13

Luke 9:53–56 · BSB

But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 5:13 · BSB

I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “May God likewise shake out of his house and possessions every man who does not keep this promise. May such a man be shaken out and have nothing!” The whole assembly said,…

“a testimony”

Luke 5:14 Matthew 10:18

Luke 5:14 · BSB

“Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

Matthew 10:18 · BSB

On My account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that area.

6So they set out and went from village to village, preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere.

Read Luke 9