Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

And whatever place will not take you in and will not give ear to you, when you go away, put off the dust from your feet as a witness against them.

New American Standard Bible

Any place that does not receive you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake the dust off the soles of your feet for a testimony against them.”

King James Version

And 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 be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

Holman Bible

If any place does not welcome you and people refuse to listen to you, when you leave there, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”

International Standard Version

If any place will not welcome you and the people refuse to listen to you, when you leave, shake its dust off your feet as a testimony against them."

A Conservative Version

And as many as might not receive you nor hear you, as ye depart from there, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony to them. Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom or Gomorrah in the day of judgment than

American Standard Version

And whatsoever place shall not receive you, and they hear you not, as ye go forth thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony unto them.

Amplified

Any place that does not welcome you or listen to you, when you leave there, shake the dust off the soles of your feet as a testimony against them [breaking all ties with them because they rejected My message].”

An Understandable Version

And the people from whatever place that does not welcome you or listen to you, when you leave there, shake the dust off from under your shoes as evidence against them." [Note: This was a Jewish custom showing disdain and intended to suggest their unworthiness].

Anderson New Testament

And whoever will not receive you, nor hear you, when you go out from that place, shake off the dust under your feet, for a testimony against them. Verily I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom or Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.

Common New Testament

And if any place will not receive you and they refuse to hear you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet for a testimony against them."

Daniel Mace New Testament

wherever they shall refuse to entertain you, or to hear you, at your departure shake off the dust of your feet, as a testimonial against them. I assure you, the people of Sodom and Gomorrha shall be treated with less severity in the day of judgment, than that city.

Darby Translation

And whatsoever place shall not receive you nor hear you, departing thence, shake off the dust which is under your feet for a testimony to them.

Godbey New Testament

And whatsoever place may not receive you nor hear you, going forth thence, shake off the dust which is beneath your feet for a testimony unto them.

Goodspeed New Testament

If any place refuses to receive you or to listen to you, when you leave it shake off the very dust from the soles of your feet as a warning to them."

John Wesley New Testament

And whosoever shall not receive you nor hear you, departing thence shake off the dust under your feet, for a testimony against them. Verily I say to you, it shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.

Julia Smith Translation

And as many as receive you not, nor hear you, going out thence, shake off the heap of dust under your feet for testimony to them. Truly I say to you, It shall be more supportable for the Sodomites or Gomorrhites in the day of judgment, than that city.

King James 2000

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when you depart from there, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you, [as you] go out from there, shake off the dust that is on your feet for a testimony against them."

Modern King James verseion

And whoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when you depart from there, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Truly I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet, for a witness unto them. I say verily unto you, it shall be easier for Sodom and Gomorra, at the day of judgment, than for that city."

Moffatt New Testament

And if any place will not receive you and the people will not listen to you, shake off the very dust under your feet when you leave, as a warning to them."

Montgomery New Testament

and if any place does not receive you, or listen to you, as you go out of it shake off the dust under your feet, as a warning to them."

NET Bible

If a place will not welcome you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them."

New Heart English Bible

Whoever will not receive you nor hear you, as you depart from there, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony against them."

Noyes New Testament

And whatever place shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye go thence, shake off the dust under your feet as a testimony to them.

Sawyer New Testament

And whatever place will not receive you, nor hear you, when you go out thence shake off the dust which is under your feet for a testimony to them.

The Emphasized Bible

And, whatsoever place shall not welcome you nor hearken unto you, when ye are going forth from thence, shake off the dust that is under you feet, for a witness against them.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And as many as shall not receive you, neither hearken to you, when ye go from thence, shake off the dust from beneath your feet, for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.

Twentieth Century New Testament

And if a place does not welcome you, or listen to you, as you go out of it shake off the dust that is on the soles of your feet, as a protest against them."

Webster

And whoever 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 to you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.

Weymouth New Testament

But wherever they will not receive you or listen to you, when you leave shake off the very dust from under your feet to bear witness concerning them."

Williams New Testament

And if any place refuses to welcome you or to listen to you, when you leave there shake off the very dust from the soles of your feet as a warning to them."

World English Bible

Whoever will not receive you nor hear you, as you depart from there, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony against them. Assuredly, I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!"

Worrell New Testament

And whatsoever place does not receive you, and they hear you not, going forth thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony to them."

Worsley New Testament

And whosoever will 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 be more tolerable for Sodom or Gomorrah in the day of judgement, than for that city.

Youngs Literal Translation

and as many as may not receive you, nor hear you, going out thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony to them; verily I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom or Gomorrah in a day of judgment than for that city.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ὅσος 
Hosos 
Usage: 76

δέχομαι 
Dechomai 
Usage: 30

not
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

δέχομαι 
Dechomai 
Usage: 30

you
ὑμᾶς 
Humas 
ὑμῶν 
Humon 
you, ye, for your sakes Trans, not tr,
your, you, ye, yours, not tr.,
Usage: 314
Usage: 371

nor
μηδέ 
mede 
neither, nor, not, nor yet, not once, no not, not so much as
Usage: 31

ἀκούω 
Akouo 
Usage: 313

ἐκπορεύομαι 
Ekporeuomai 
proceed, go out, go, come, depart, go forth, , vr go forth
Usage: 22

ἐκεῖθεν 
Ekeithen 
Usage: 21

ἐκτινάσσω 
Ektinasso 
Usage: 2

the dust
χόος 
Choos 
Usage: 1

ὑποκάτω 
Hupokato 
Usage: 6

ὑμῶν 
Humon 
your, you, ye, yours, not tr.,
Usage: 371

πούς 
Pous 
Usage: 67

for
εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

μαρτύριον 
Marturion 
Usage: 11


Usage: 0

ἀμήν 
amen 
Usage: 48

I say
λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

ὑμῖν 
Humin 
you, ye, your, not tr,
Usage: 293

It shall be
ἔσομαι 
Esomai 
shall be, will be, be, shall have, shall come to pass, shall, not tr,
Usage: 83

ἀνεκτότερος 
Anektoteros 
Usage: 0

Σόδομα 
Sodoma 
Usage: 4

and
ἤ 
or, than, either, or else, nor, not tr,
Usage: 199

Γόμοῤῥα 
Gomorrha 
Usage: 3

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

the day
ἡμέρα 
hemera 
day, daily 9, time, not tr,
Usage: 287

κρίσις 
Krisis 
Usage: 21

ἤ 
or, than, either, or else, nor, not tr,
Usage: 199

ἐκεῖνος 
Ekeinos 
that, those, he, the same, they,
Usage: 148

References

Context Readings

The Twelve Commissioned And Sent Out

10 And he said to them, Wherever you go into a house, make that your resting-place till you go away. 11 And whatever place will not take you in and will not give ear to you, when you go away, put off the dust from your feet as a witness against them. 12 And they went out, preaching the need for a change of heart in men.


Cross References

Nehemiah 5:13

And shaking out the folds of my robe, I said, So may God send out from his house and his work every man who does not keep this agreement; even so let him be sent out and made as nothing. And all the meeting of the people said, So be it, and gave praise to the Lord. And the people did as they had said.

Acts 18:6

And when they put themselves against him, and said evil words, he said, shaking his clothing, Your blood be on your heads, I am clean: from now I will go to the Gentiles.

Ezekiel 16:48-51

By my life, says the Lord, Sodom your sister never did, she or her daughters, what you and your daughters have done.

Matthew 10:14-15

And whoever will not take you in, or give ear to your words, when you go out from that house or that town, put off its dust from your feet.

Matthew 11:20-24

Then he went on to say hard things to the towns where most of his works of power were done, because they had not been turned from their sins.

Matthew 12:36

And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said.

Luke 9:5

And if any people will not take you in, when you go away from that town, put off its dust from your feet for a witness against them.

Luke 10:10-15

But if you go into a town where they will not have you, go out into the streets of it and say,

John 15:22-24

If I had not come and been their teacher they would have had no sin: but now they have no reason to give for their sin.

Acts 13:50-51

But the Jews, working up the feelings of the God-fearing women of high position and of the chief men of the town, got an attack started against Paul and Barnabas, driving them out of those parts.

Romans 2:5

But by your hard and unchanged heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of the revelation of God's judging in righteousness;

Romans 2:16

In the day when God will be a judge of the secrets of men, as it says in the good news of which I am a preacher, through Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 6:4-8

As for those who at one time saw the light, tasting the good things from heaven, and having their part in the Holy Spirit,

Hebrews 10:26-31

For if we do evil on purpose after we have had the knowledge of what is true, there is no more offering for sins,

2 Peter 2:6

And sent destruction on Sodom and Gomorrah, burning them up with fire as an example to those whose way of life might in the future be unpleasing to him;

2 Peter 2:9

The Lord is able to keep the upright safe in the time of testing, and to keep evil-doers under punishment till the day of judging;

2 Peter 3:7

But the present heaven and the present earth have been kept for destruction by fire, which is waiting for them on the day of the judging and destruction of evil men.

1 John 4:17

In this way love is made complete in us, so that we may be without fear on the day of judging, because as he is, so are we in this world.

Jude 1:7

Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the towns near them, having like these, given themselves up to unclean desires and gone after strange flesh, have been made an example, undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.

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