"And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony …" — Luke 9:5

Luke 9:5 · KJV

“And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.”

— Luke 9:5

Verse 4

And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.

Verse 6

And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.

Luke 9 — Context

And he said unto them, Take nothing for {your} journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.

And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.

And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.

And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;

Cross References

Acts 13:51

But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.

Acts 18:6

And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook {his} raiment, and said unto them, Your blood {be} upon your own heads; I {am} clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

Matthew 10:14-15

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

Mark 6:11

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. {and: Gr. or}

Luke 10:16

He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.

Luke 10:10-12

But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,

Luke 9:53-56

And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.

Luke 9:48

And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.