Luke 10:8
in Luke 10If you enter a town and they welcome you, eat whatever is set before you.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:
KJV
And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:
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This verse in Luke 10
Commentary
10 notes on this verseProbably, Christ here refers to the traditions of the elders about their meat which were so many that those who observed them were extremely critical, you could hardly set a dish of meat before them, but there was some scruple or other concerning it; but Christ would not have them to regard those things, but eat what was given them, asking no question for conscience' sake.
This site's exposition
eat whatever is set before you
on Luke 10:8-9
Eat whatever is set before you relaxes Jewish table scruples, so that no table blocks the message. Heal the sick who are there joins work to the word, The kingdom of God is near you, as for the Twelve.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church4 voices
"Eat," He says, "and drink what they have," that is, whatever they set before you, and even if it be little and poor, do not demand more. Accept food in place of a reward, that is, do not seek to receive food and payment separately, …
And into whatever city you enter. After the common instruction of the disciples, the Evangelist here subjoins a special instruction according to the diversities of the hearers. And since some were prepared to receive them, as the faithful, but others to repel them, as the …
And into whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat what is set before you, etc. Having described the various entertainments of different houses, he teaches what they ought to do even in cities, namely, to communicate with the pious in all things, but …
Now having described the reception from different houses, he teaches them what they ought to do in the cities; namely, to have intercourse with the good in all, but to keep from the society of the wicked in every thing; as it follows, But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
You will deserve it, for the labourer is worthy of his hire, the labourer in the work of the ministry is so, if he be indeed a labourer; and it is not an act of charity, but of justice, in those who are taught in the word to communicate to those that teach them " (2.) "Be not nice and curious in your diet: Eat and drink such things as they give (
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3 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And into whatsoever city ye enter,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
J.C. Ryle1816–1900
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)
proposed
These verses comprise the second part of our Lord Jesus Christ's charge to the seventy disciples. Its lessons, like those of the first part — have a special reference to ministers and teachers of the Gospel. But they contain truths which deserve the serious attention of all members of the Church of Christ. The first point we should notice in these verses — is the simplicity of the tidings which our Lord commanded some of His first messengers to proclaim. We read that they were commissioned to say, "The kingdom of God is near you."
A commentator
J.C. Ryle1816–1900
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)
proposed
These verses comprise the second part of our Lord Jesus Christ's charge to the seventy disciples. Its lessons, like those of the first part — have a special reference to ministers and teachers of the Gospel. But they contain truths which deserve the serious attention of all members of the Church of Christ. The first point we should notice in these verses — is the simplicity of the tidings which our Lord commanded some of His first messengers to proclaim. We read that they were commissioned to say, "The kingdom of God is near you." These words we should probably regard as the key-note to all that the seventy disciples said. We can hardly suppose that they said nothing else but this single sentence. The words no doubt implied far more to a Jewish hearer at the time when they were spoken — than they convey to our minds at the present day. To a well instructed Israelite, they would sound like an announcement that the times of Messiah had come — that the long promised Savior was about to be revealed — that the "desire of all nations" was about to appear. (Haggai 2:7.) All this is unquestionably true. Such an announcement suddenly made by seventy men, evidently convinced of the truth of what they said, traveling over a thickly peopled country, could hardly fail to draw attention and excite inquiry. But still the message is particularly and strikingly simple . It may be doubted whether the modern way of teaching Christianity, as a general rule — is sufficiently simple. It is a certain fact that deep reasoning and elaborate arguments are not the weapons by which God is generally pleased to convert souls. Simple plain statements, boldly and solemnly made, and made in such a manner that they are evidently felt and believed by him who makes them — seem to have the most effect on hearts and consciences.
The words behind it
13 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| ἣν | hen | whatever | G3739 → | 1405 times |
| ἂν | an | maybe | G302 → | 165 times |
| πόλιν | polin | city | G4172 → | 163 times |
| εἰσέρχησθε, | eiserchesthe | you may enter, | G1525 → | 194 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| δέχωνται | dechontai | they may receive | G1209 → | 56 times |
| ὑμᾶς, | humas | you, | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| ἐσθίετε | esthiete | do eat | G2068 → | 65 times |
| τὰ | ta | the [things] | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| παρατιθέμενα | paratithemena | set before | G3908 → | 19 times |
| ὑμῖν | humin | you | G4771 → | 2973 times |
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
εἰςinto
eisG1519 →1755 times
ἣνwhatever
henG3739 →1405 times
ἂνmaybe
anG302 →165 times
πόλινcity
polinG4172 →163 times
εἰσέρχησθε,you may enter,
eiserchestheG1525 →194 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
δέχωνταιthey may receive
dechontaiG1209 →56 times
ὑμᾶς,you,
humasG4771 →2973 times
ἐσθίετεdo eat
esthieteG2068 →65 times
τὰthe [things]
taG3588 →19766 times
παρατιθέμεναset before
paratithemenaG3908 →19 times
ὑμῖνyou
huminG4771 →2973 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
John 13:20Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.”
it leads to
- Luke 10:16
Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Luke 9:48
And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you,…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Matthew 25:40
And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Mark 9:37
“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Matthew 10:40–42
He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Luke 10:16
Through
Matthew 10:40He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
it leads to
- John 13:20
Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Matthew 18:5
And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
- John 13:20
Through
1 Corinthians 10:27If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 10:25
Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,
- 1 Corinthians 10:25
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies20
- Demonology
- Hospitality in Israel and the Early Church
- Lydia and the House Church
- I Saw Satan Fall
- Joy in the Spirit
- The Words Simchah and Chara
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About Luke
This page draws on Bede, On the Gospel of Luke; Bede, Catena Aurea by Aquinas; Bonaventure, Commentary on Luke, Chapter 10; J.C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition); John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on Luke.