Bible Strands
Matthew 10:11
Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses the twelve apostles during His commissioning discourse, directing their immediate movements as they depart for itinerant ministry.
The words — The Greek εἰσέλθητε (eiselthēte) literally means "you may enter," while ἣν (hēn) translates as "whatever," modifying πόλιν (polin, city) and κώμην (kōmēn, village) to frame the scope of the command.
The thread — The text's instruction to remain in a single lodging aligns with Luke 10:7's command to stay at the same house, and mirrors the provision patterns of 1 Kings 17:9 and Job 31:32.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to locate a worthy host and occupy that house until ready to depart, establishing a fixed lodging protocol for the worker.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
Cross-references
- Luke 10:7 Stay 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.
- 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.”
- Job 31:32 but no stranger had to lodge on the street, for my door has been open to the traveler—
- Acts 18:1 After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.
- Genesis 19:1 Now 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,
- Judges 19:16 That 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.
- Mark 6:10 And He told them, “When you enter a house, stay there until you leave that area.
- Luke 9:4 Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that area.
- Luke 10:38 As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.
- Acts 16:15 And 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.