Matthew 10:14

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

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“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 · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“`And whoever may not receive you nor hear your words, coming forth from that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 10:14 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Nehemiah 5:13I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “May God likewise shake out of His house and possession every man who does not keep this promise. May such a man be shaken out and have nothing!” The whole assembly said, “Amen,” and they praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.
  2. Matthew 10:40He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
  3. Matthew 18:5And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
  4. Mark 6:11If 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.”
  5. Mark 9:37“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.”
  6. Luke 9:5If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.”
  7. Luke 9:48And 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.”
  8. Luke 10:10But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare,
  9. John 13:20Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.”
  10. Acts 13:51So they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.
  11. Acts 18:6But 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.”
  12. Acts 20:26Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.
  13. 1 Thessalonians 4:8Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.

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