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Matthew 10:6

Israel and the nations

4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:

But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye 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 hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.

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  • Ezekiel 34:6

    My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.

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  • Isaiah 53:6

    All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

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  • 1 Peter 2:25

    For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

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  • Acts 13:46

    Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

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  • Psalms 119:176

    I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

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  • Matthew 15:24–26

    But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

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  • Luke 15:3–10

    And he spake this parable unto them, saying,

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