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Luke 10:11

9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’

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

‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’

12 I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.

13 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’
KJV
Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
WEB
‘Even the dust from your city that clings to us, we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that God’s Kingdom has come near to you.’
ASV
Even the dust from your city, that cleaveth to our feet, we wipe off against you: nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh.
DARBY
Even the dust of your city, which cleaves to us on the feet, do we shake off against you; but know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh.
BLB
‘Even the dust of your⁺ city having clung to our feet we wipe off against you⁺; yet know this, that the kingdom of God has drawn near.’
ÅB
Endog støvet som er blitt hengende ved våre føtter av deres by, stryker vi av til dere; men dette skal dere vite at Guds rike er kommet nær!
OTB
'Selv støvet fra byen deres som henger ved føttene våre, tørker vi av mot dere. Men vit dette: Guds rike er kommet nær.'
B1930
Endog støvet som er blitt hengende ved våre føtter av eders by, stryker vi av til eder; men dette skal I vite at Guds rike er kommet nær!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Luke 10:9

    Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’

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  • Acts 13:51

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

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  • Acts 13:46

    Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.

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  • Deuteronomy 30:11–14

    For this commandment I give you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach.

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  • 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.

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  • Acts 13:40

    Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:

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  • Acts 13:26

    Brothers, children of Abraham, and you Gentiles who fear God, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.

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  • Romans 10:8

    But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:

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