Matthew 10:11

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.”

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BSBPD

“Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And into whatsoever city or village ye shall enter, search out who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go forth.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And into whatever city or village ye may enter, inquire ye who in it is worthy, and there abide, till ye may go forth.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 10:11 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 19:1Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,
  2. Judges 19:16That evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim, who was residing in Gibeah (the men of that place were Benjamites), came in from his work in the field.
  3. 1 Kings 17:9“Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”
  4. Job 31:32but no stranger had to lodge on the street, for my door has been open to the traveler—
  5. Mark 6:10And He told them, “When you enter a house, stay there until you leave that area.
  6. Luke 9:4Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that area.
  7. Luke 10:7Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
  8. Luke 10:38As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.
  9. Luke 19:7And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
  10. Acts 16:15And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
  11. Acts 18:1After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.
  12. 3 John 1:7For they went out on behalf of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.

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