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Matthew 10:6

Israel and the nations

4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.

5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.

Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.

7 As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’

8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.
KJV
But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
WEB
Rather, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
ASV
but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
DARBY
but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
BLB
But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
ÅB
men gå heller til de fortapte sauene som tilhører Israels hus!
OTB
men gå heller til de tapte får av Israel.
B1930
men gå heller til de fortapte får av Israels hus!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 50:6

    My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.

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  • Ezekiel 34:6

    My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the face of all the earth, with no one to search for them or seek them out.’

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  • Isaiah 53:6

    We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.

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  • 1 Peter 2:25

    For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

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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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  • Psalms 119:176

    I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.

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  • Matthew 15:24–26

    He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

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  • Luke 15:3–10

    Then Jesus told them this parable:

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