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Selected Verse: Matthew 10:6 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mt 10:6 |
Strong Concordance |
But [1161] go [4198] rather [3123] to [4314] the lost [622] sheep [4263] of the house [3624] of Israel [2474]. |
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King James |
But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel--Until Christ's death, which broke down the middle wall of Partition (Eph 2:14), the Gospel commission was to the Jews only, who, though the visible people of God, were "lost sheep," not merely in the sense which all sinners are (Isa 53:6; Pe1 2:25; compare with Luk 19:10), but as abandoned and left to wander from the right way by faithless shepherds (Jer 50:6, Jer 50:17; Eze 34:2-6, &c.). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| But go rather to the lost sheep ... - That is, to the Jews. He regarded them as wandering and lost, like sheep straying without a shepherd. They had been the chosen people of God; they had long looked for the Messiah; and it was proper that the gospel should be first offered to them. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
lost sheep
(Greek, "apollumi").
(See Scofield) - (Joh 3:16).
Also (Mat 15:24); (Mat 15:26); (Act 13:46). |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
The lost sheep (τὰ πρόβατα τὰ ἀπολωλότα)
The Greek order throws the emphasis on lost; the sheep, the lost ones. Bengel observes that Jesus says lost oftener than led astray. Compare Mat 18:12, Mat 18:14. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| But go rather to the lost sheep, etc. - The Jewish Church was the ancient fold of God; but the sheep had wandered from their Shepherd, and were lost. Our blessed Lord sends these under-shepherds to seek, find, and bring them back to the Shepherd and Overseer of their souls. |
2 Son [01121] of man [0120], prophesy [05012] against the shepherds [07462] of Israel [03478], prophesy [05012], and say [0559] unto them, Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069] unto the shepherds [07462]; Woe [01945] be to the shepherds [07462] of Israel [03478] that do feed [07462] themselves! should not the shepherds [07462] feed [07462] the flocks [06629]?
3 Ye eat [0398] the fat [02459], and ye clothe [03847] you with the wool [06785], ye kill [02076] them that are fed [01277]: but ye feed [07462] not the flock [06629].
4 The diseased [02470] have ye not strengthened [02388], neither have ye healed [07495] that which was sick [02470], neither have ye bound up [02280] that which was broken [07665], neither have ye brought again [07725] that which was driven away [05080], neither have ye sought [01245] that which was lost [06]; but with force [02394] and with cruelty [06531] have ye ruled [07287] them.
5 And they were scattered [06327], because there is no shepherd [07462]: and they became meat [0402] to all the beasts [02416] of the field [07704], when they were scattered [06327].
6 My sheep [06629] wandered [07686] through all the mountains [02022], and upon every high [07311] hill [01389]: yea, my flock [06629] was scattered [06327] upon all the face [06440] of the earth [0776], and none did search [01875] or seek [01245] after them.
17 Israel [03478] is a scattered [06340] sheep [07716]; the lions [0738] have driven him away [05080]: first [07223] the king [04428] of Assyria [0804] hath devoured [0398] him; and last [0314] this Nebuchadrezzar [05019] king [04428] of Babylon [0894] hath broken his bones [06105].
6 My people [05971] hath been lost [06] sheep [06629]: their shepherds [07462] have caused them to go astray [08582], they have turned them away [07725] [07726] on the mountains [02022]: they have gone [01980] from mountain [02022] to hill [01389], they have forgotten [07911] their restingplace [07258].
10 For [1063] the Son [5207] of man [444] is come [2064] to seek [2212] and [2532] to save [4982] that which was lost [622].
25 For [1063] ye were [2258] as [5613] sheep [4263] going astray [4105]; but [235] are [1994] now [3568] returned [1994] unto [1909] the Shepherd [4166] and [2532] Bishop [1985] of your [5216] souls [5590].
6 All we like sheep [06629] have gone astray [08582]; we have turned [06437] every one [0376] to his own way [01870]; and the LORD [03068] hath laid [06293] on him the iniquity [05771] of us all.
14 For [1063] he [846] is [2076] our [2257] peace [1515], who [3588] hath made [4160] both [297] one [1520], and [2532] hath broken down [3089] the middle wall [3320] of partition [5418] between us;
46 Then [1161] Paul [3972] and [2532] Barnabas [921] waxed bold [3955], and said [2036], It was [2258] necessary [316] that the word [3056] of God [2316] should [2980] first [4412] have been spoken [2980] to you [5213]: but [1161] seeing [1894] ye put [683] it [846] from you [683], and [2532] judge [2919] yourselves [1438] unworthy [3756] [514] of everlasting [166] life [2222], lo [2400], we turn [4762] to [1519] the Gentiles [1484].
26 But [1161] he answered [611] and said [2036], It is [2076] not [3756] meet [2570] to take [2983] the children's [5043] bread [740], and [2532] to cast [906] it to dogs [2952].
24 But [1161] he answered [611] and said [2036], I am [649] not [3756] sent [649] but [1508] unto [1519] the lost [622] sheep [4263] of the house [3624] of Israel [2474].
16 For [1063] God [2316] so [3779] loved [25] the world [2889], that [5620] he gave [1325] his [846] only begotten [3439] Son [5207], that [2443] whosoever [3956] believeth [4100] in [1519] him [846] should [622] not [3361] perish [622], but [235] have [2192] everlasting [166] life [2222].
14 Even so [3779] it is [2076] not [3756] the will [2307] of [1715] your [5216] Father [3962] which [3588] is in [1722] heaven [3772], that [2443] one [1520] of these [5130] little ones [3398] should perish [622].
12 How [5101] think [1380] ye [5213]? if [1437] [5100] a man [444] have [1096] an hundred [1540] sheep [4263], and [2532] one [1520] of [1537] them [846] be gone astray [4105], doth he [863] not [3780] leave [863] the ninety and nine [1768], and goeth [4198] into [1909] the mountains [3735], and seeketh [2212] that which [3588] is gone astray [4105]?