"Nor scrip for {your} journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat. {…" — Matthew 10:10

Matthew 10:10 · KJV

“Nor scrip for {your} journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat. {staves: Gr. a staff}”

— Matthew 10:10

Verse 9

Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, {Provide: or, Get}

Verse 11

And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.

Matthew 10 — Context

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, {Provide: or, Get}

Nor scrip for {your} journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat. {staves: Gr. a staff}

And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.

And when ye come into an house, salute it.

Cross References

Luke 10:7-12

And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.

1 Timothy 5:17-18

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

1 Corinthians 9:4-14

Have we not power to eat and to drink?

Luke 3:11

He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

Galatians 6:6-7

Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.

1 Samuel 9:7

Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, {if} we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and {there is} not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we? {is spent...: Heb. is gone out of, etc} {have we: Heb. is with us?}

2 Timothy 4:13

The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring {with thee}, and the books, {but} especially the parchments.

1 Samuel 17:40

And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling {was} in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine. {brook: or, valley} {bag: Heb. vessel}