Matthew 10:6

4 ^aSimon the¹ Cananite, and Judas ^bIscariot, who also betrayed Him.

Sending Out the Twelve

5 These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: ^a“Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of ^bthe Samaritans.

6 ^aBut go rather to the ^blost sheep of the house of Israel.

7 ^aAnd as you go, preach, saying, ^b‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’

8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers,² raise the dead, cast out demons. ^aFreely you have received, freely give.

9 ^aProvide neither gold nor silver nor ^bcopper in your money belts,

Commentaries:

Barnes' Notes

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Matthew 10:6

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.

Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Matthew 10:6:

Psalms 119:176
Zechariah 11:7
Matthew 8:10
Luke 9:1-6
Luke 9:1-6
Romans 1:16
Romans 14:15

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