"Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, {Provide: or, Get}" — Matthew 10:9

Matthew 10:9 · KJV

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

— Matthew 10:9

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

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 — Context

And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

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.

Cross References

Luke 22:35

And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.

Luke 9:3-5

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

Luke 10:4-12

Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.

Mark 6:8-11

And commanded them that they should take nothing for {their} journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in {their} purse: {money: the word signifieth a piece of brass money, in value somewhat less than a farthing, but here it is taken in general for money}

1 Corinthians 9:7-27

Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?