Matthew 10:7
in Matthew 10As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’
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ASV
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
KJV
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
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This verse in Matthew 10
Commentary
5 notes on this verseon Matthew 10:7-8
Lest peasants untaught and illiterate, without the graces of speech, should obtain credit with none when they announced the kingdom of heaven, He gives them power to do the things above mentioned, that the greatness of the miracles might approve the greatness of their promises.
This site's exposition
The kingdom of heaven is at hand
on Matthew 10:7-8
The message is the same one John the Baptist and Jesus himself have already preached, the kingdom of heaven is at hand, and the works that accompany it, heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils, match exactly what Jesus has just done in the preceding two chapters. Freely ye have received, freely give sets the terms for the gift itself: a power given without cost is not to be sold, a principle the bench reads against later abuses of paid healing and paid absolution alike. The disciples are not inventing a new message but carrying his own words and works into towns he has not yet reached.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
This proclaims salvation at hand, nigh them that fear God; mercy and truth meet together ( Ps. lxxxv. 9, 10 ), that is, the kingdom of heaven at hand: not so much the personal presence of the king; that must not be doated upon; but a spiritual kingdom which is to be set up, when his bodily presence is removed, in the hearts of men.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The kingdom of heaven is at hand - Or, more literally, the “reign” of heaven, or of God, draws near. See the notes at Mat 3:2.
on Matthew 10:1-15
This chapter is one of peculiar solemnity. Here is the record of the first ordination which ever took place in the Church of Christ. The Lord Jesus chooses and sends forth the twelve apostles. Here is an account of the first charge ever delivered to newly ordained Christian ministers. The Lord Jesus himself delivers it. Never was there so important an ordination! Never was there so solemn a charge! There are three lessons which stand out prominently on the face of the first fifteen verses of this chapter. Let us take them in order.
The words behind it
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Πορευόμενοι | poreuomenoi | Going on | G4198 → | 147 times |
| δὲ | de | also | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| κηρύσσετε | kerussete | do proclaim | G2784 → | 59 times |
| λέγοντες | legontes | saying | G3004 → | 1325 times |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 → | 1292 times |
| ἤγγικεν | engiken | Has drawn near | G1448 → | 42 times |
| ἡ | he | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| βασιλεία | basileia | kingdom | G932 → | 162 times |
| τῶν | ton | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| οὐρανῶν. | ouranon | heavens. | G3772 → | 272 times |
ΠορευόμενοιGoing on
poreuomenoiG4198 →147 times
δὲalso
deG1161 →2765 times
κηρύσσετεdo proclaim
kerusseteG2784 →59 times
λέγοντεςsaying
legontesG3004 →1325 times
ὅτιthat
hotiG3754 →1292 times
ἤγγικενHas drawn near
engikenG1448 →42 times
ἡthe
heG3588 →19766 times
βασιλείαkingdom
basileiaG932 →162 times
τῶνof the
tonG3588 →19766 times
οὐρανῶν.heavens.
ouranonG3772 →272 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
Matthew 4:17From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
it leads to
- Matthew 3:2
and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
- Luke 24:47
and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Acts 2:38
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- Mark 1:14–15
After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.
- Luke 5:32
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
- Matthew 3:2
Through
Matthew 3:2and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
it leads to
- Mark 1:15
“The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”
- Matthew 4:17
From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
- Daniel 2:44
In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms…
- Mark 1:15
Where this verse is studied
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About Matthew
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); J.C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew; Jerome, Catena Aurea by Aquinas and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.