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Matthew 10:14

12 And when ye come into an house, salute it.

13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

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.

15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

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BSB
And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.
KJV
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And whoever may not receive you⁺ nor hear your⁺ words, going forth out of the house or that city, shake off the dust of your⁺ feet.
ÅB
Om noen ikke tar imot dere og ikke hører på ordene deres, gå ut av huset eller byen og rist støvet av føttene!
OTB
Hvis noen ikke tar imot dere eller lytter til deres ord, forlat det huset eller den byen og rist støvet av føttene deres.
B1930
Og om nogen ikke tar imot eder og ikke hører på eders ord, da gå ut av det hus eller den by, og ryst støvet av eders føtter!

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  • Luke 10:10–11

    But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,

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  • Acts 18:6

    And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

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  • Nehemiah 5:13

    Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.

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  • Acts 13:51

    But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.

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  • Mark 6:11

    And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

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  • Luke 9:5

    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.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 4:8

    He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.

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  • John 13:20

    Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

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