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Selected Verse: Luke 10:7 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 10:7 |
King James |
And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| See the notes at Mat 10:11. On this passage Dr. Thomson ("The Land and the Book," vol. i. p. 534) remarks: "The reason (for the command, 'Go not from house to house') is very obvious to one acquainted with Oriental customs. When a stranger arrives in a village or an encampment, the neighbors, one after another, must invite him to eat with them. There is a strict etiquette about it, involving much ostentation and hypocrisy, and a failure in the due observance of this system of hospitality is violently resented, and often leads to alienations and feuds among neighbors; it also consumes much time, causes unusual distraction of mind, leads to levity, and every way counteracts the success of a spiritual mission." |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
The workman is worthy, etc
See on Mat 10:10. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Mat 10:11. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
The laborer is worthy - See on Mat 10:8, Mat 10:12 (note).
Go not from house to house - See on Mat 10:11 (note). It would be a great offense among the Hindoos if a guest, after being made welcome at a house, were to leave it and go to another. |
11 And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
10 Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
11 And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
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.
8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.