Matthew 10:14,40 - Compare All Versions

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If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet.

“Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.

And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town.

“Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.

If any household or town refuses to welcome you or listen to your message, shake its dust from your feet as you leave.

“Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me.

If anyone does not welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet   when you leave that house or town.

“The one who welcomes you welcomes me,   and the one who welcomes me welcomes him who sent me.

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words, when you depart from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.

“He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.

“When you knock on a door, be courteous in your greeting. If they welcome you, be gentle in your conversation. If they don’t welcome you, quietly withdraw. Don’t make a scene. Shrug your shoulders and be on your way. You can be sure that on Judgment Day they’ll be mighty sorry—but it’s no concern of yours now.

“We are intimately linked in this harvest work. Anyone who accepts what you do, accepts me, the One who sent you. Anyone who accepts what I do accepts my Father, who sent me. Accepting a messenger of God is as good as being God’s messenger. Accepting someone’s help is as good as giving someone help. This is a large work I’ve called you into, but don’t be overwhelmed by it. It’s best to start small. Give a cool cup of water to someone who is thirsty, for instance. The smallest act of giving or receiving makes you a true apprentice. You won’t lose out on a thing.”

And whoever does not receive you nor listen to your words, as you leave that house or city, shake the dust off your feet.

“The one who receives you receives Me, and the one who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.

Whoever does not welcome you, nor listen to your message, as you leave that house or city, shake the dust [of it] off your feet [in contempt, breaking all ties]. [Mark 6:11; Acts 13:51]

“He who receives and welcomes you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me. [Mark 9:37; Luke 10:16; John 13:20]

And if anyone will not welcome you or listen to your message, shake the dust off your feet as you leave that house or that town.

“Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.