Matthew 10:9
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.
Do not carry any gold or silver or copper in your belts.
10 Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.
11 Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Do not carry any gold or silver or copper in your belts.
- KJV
- Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
- WEB
- Don’t take any gold, silver, or brass in your money belts.
- ASV
- Get you no gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses;
- DARBY
- Do not provide yourselves with gold, or silver, or brass, for your belts,
- BLB
- Acquire neither gold nor silver nor copper in your⁺ belts,
- ÅB
- Dere skal ikke ta gull eller sølv eller kobber med i beltene deres.
- OTB
- Skaff dere ikke gull, sølv eller kobber til beltene deres—
- B1930
- I skal ikke ta gull eller sølv eller kobber med i eders belter,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 22:35
Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered.
Read in contextLuke 9:3–5
“Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic.
Read in contextMark 6:8–11
He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—
Read in contextLuke 10:4–12
Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.
Read in context1 Corinthians 9:7–27
Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?
Read in context