Matthew 10:14 “And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust…”

Matthew 10:14

And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

World English Bible

Whoever doesn’t receive you or hear your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake the dust off your feet.

American Standard Version

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth out of that house or that city, shake off the dust of your feet.

Geneva Bible 1599

And whosoeuer shall not receiue you, nor heare your woordes, when yee depart out of that house, or that citie, shake off the dust of your feete.

Darby Translation

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

Young's Literal Translation

'And whoever may not receive you nor hear your words, coming forth from that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet,

Bible in Basic English

And whoever will not take you in, or give ear to your words, when you go out from that house or that town, put off its dust from your feet.

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Cross references

“whosoever”

Mark 6:11 Luke 9:5 John 13:20 1 Thessalonians 4:8 Matthew 18:5 Mark 9:37

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 9:5 · BSB

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

John 13:20 · BSB

Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.”

1 Thessalonians 4:8 · BSB

Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.

Matthew 18:5 · BSB

And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.

Mark 9:37 · BSB

“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”

“shake”

Acts 18:6 Nehemiah 5:13 Acts 13:51 Acts 20:26 Acts 20:27

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.”

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,…

Acts 13:51 · BSB

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

Acts 20:26 · BSB

Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.

Acts 20:27 · BSB

For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.

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

In context

13If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it, but if it is not, let your peace return to you.

15Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.

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