10 Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.7 8 11 And into whatsoever 'city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence. 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. 14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor 5 not a bag for the road. Pu. Gr. a staff. A. V. 8 meet for you. Wi. : maintenance. We. LEV. xix. 13: The wages of him that is hired, shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. DEUT. xxiv. 14, 15: Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy.—At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee. LUKE, X. 7, &c: In the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give for the labourer is worthy of his hire, &c. 1 COR. ix. 7: Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? Who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? Or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? GAL. vi. 6: Let him that is taught in the word, communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. 1 TIM. v. 17, 18: Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine. For the Scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, the labourer is worthy of his reward. P LUKE, X. 8: And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you. 9 LUKE, X. 5: Into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house. r ACTS, xiii. 46: 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. s Ps. xxxv. 13: My prayer returned into mine own bosom. * MARK, vi. 11: 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 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. ། W 16 ¶ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves:* be ye therefore wise as serpents, and 'harmless9 as doves. 9 simple. A. V. innocent. Co. Ma. Cr. Ud. Gen. Pu. be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. LUKE, ix. 5: 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. do. x. 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, Even very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. the 2 SAM. i. 16: David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD's anointed. NEH. v. 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. AcTs, xiii. 51: But they shook off the dust of their feet against them. do. xviii. 6: And when they [Jews] opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he [Paul] shook his raiment, and said unto them, your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth we turn to the Gentiles, do. xx. 26: I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. 1.AM. iv. 6: The punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment. MAT. xi. 22, 24. 1. X. 3: Behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. Rom. vi, 19: I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil. EPH. v. 15: See then that ve walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise. Col. iv. 5: Walk in wisdom toward them that are without. 1 Cor. xiv. 20; Brethren, be not children in understandg: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men. Pat. ii. 15: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sous of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world. 17 But beware of men for 'they will deliver you up to the councils, and 'they will scourge you in their synagogues; b 18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against 10 them and the Gentiles. 19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall 10 to. Wi. Cr. Ud. Bi. We. Pu. Whitby. z See on MAT. xxiv. 9. ACTS, v. 40: When they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. 2 Cor. xi. 24: Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one. b ACTS, xii. 1: Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. do. xxiv. 10: Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself. do. xxv. 7, 23: And when he [Paul] was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove. And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was brought forth. 2 TIM. iv. 16: At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge. с C MARK, xiii. 11-13: But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost. Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. LUKE, xii. 11: And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer. do. xxi. 14, 15: Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. 20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. 21 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. 22 And ye shall be 'hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that 'endureth to the end shall be saved. ExOD. iv, 12: Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. JER. i. 7: But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child : for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. Acrs, iv. 8, &c: Then Peter filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, &c. do. vì. 10: And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he [Stephen] spake. 2 TIM. iv. 17: Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. * See ver. 35, 36. JER. ix. 4: Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders. Mic. vii. 6: The son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house, LUKE, xxi. 16: And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to put to death. LUKE, xxi. 17. 8 DAN. xii. 12, 13: Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. But go thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days. See MAT. XXIV. 13. MARK, Xiii. 13. REV. ii. 7, 10: To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. 23 But when they "persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not 12 have gone over the cities of Israel, 'till the Son of man be come. k 24 The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. 25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have 'called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household? MAT. ii. 13: The angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child, and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. do. iv. 12: Now when Jesus heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee. do. xii. 15: When Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence. MARK, iii. 7: Jesus withdrew himself from his disciples. ACTS, viii. 1: There was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. do. ix. 25: Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket. do. xiv. 6: They were aware of it, and fled unto Lystra, and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about. do. xvii. 14: Immediately the brethren sent away Paul, to go as it were to the sea. MAT. xvi. 28: Verily I say unto you, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. * See on LUKE, vi. 40. 'MAT. xii. 24: The Pharisees said, this fellow doth not cast out devils but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. MARK, iii. 22: The Scribes said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils. LUKE, Xi. 15: Some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub, the chief of the devils. JOHN, viii. 48, 52: Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. VOL. I. G |