Matthew 10:10
New International Version
no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep.

New Living Translation
Don’t carry a traveler’s bag with a change of clothes and sandals or even a walking stick. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve to be fed.

English Standard Version
no bag for your journey, or two tunics or sandals or a staff, for the laborer deserves his food.

Berean Standard Bible
Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.

Berean Literal Bible
nor provision-bag for the way, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff; for the workman is worthy of his provisions.

King James Bible
Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.

New King James Version
nor bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staffs; for a worker is worthy of his food.

New American Standard Bible
or a bag for your journey, or even two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is deserving of his support.

NASB 1995
or a bag for your journey, or even two coats, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is worthy of his support.

NASB 1977
or a bag for your journey, or even two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is worthy of his support.

Legacy Standard Bible
or a bag for your journey, or even two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is worthy of his support.

Amplified Bible
or a provision bag for your journey, or even two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker deserves his support.

Christian Standard Bible
Don’t take a traveling bag for the road, or an extra shirt, sandals, or a staff, for the worker is worthy of his food.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don’t take a traveling bag for the road, or an extra shirt, sandals, or a walking stick, for the worker is worthy of his food.

American Standard Version
no wallet for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“Neither wallet for the way, nor two coats, neither shoes, nor staff, for a laborer is worthy of his provisions.”

Contemporary English Version
And don't carry a traveling bag or an extra shirt or sandals or a walking stick. Workers deserve their food.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Nor scrip for your journey, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor a staff; for the workman is worthy of his meat.

English Revised Version
no wallet for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the labourer is worthy of his food.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Don't take a traveling bag for the trip, a change of clothes, sandals, or a walking stick. After all, the worker deserves to have his needs met.

Good News Translation
do not carry a beggar's bag for the trip or an extra shirt or shoes or a walking stick. Workers should be given what they need.

International Standard Version
or a traveling bag for the trip, or an extra shirt, or sandals, or a walking stick, because a worker deserves his food.

Literal Standard Version
nor leather pouch for the way, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor staff—for the workman is worthy of his nourishment.

Majority Standard Bible
Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.

New American Bible
no sack for the journey, or a second tunic, or sandals, or walking stick. The laborer deserves his keep.

NET Bible
no bag for the journey, or an extra tunic, or sandals or staff, for the worker deserves his provisions.

New Revised Standard Version
no bag for your journey, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for laborers deserve their food.

New Heart English Bible
Take no bag for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.

Webster's Bible Translation
Nor bag for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor a staff: for the workman is worthy of his food.

Weymouth New Testament
no bag for your journey, nor change of linen, nor shoes, nor stick; for the labourer deserves his food.

World English Bible
Take no bag for your journey, neither two coats, nor sandals, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.

Young's Literal Translation
nor scrip for the way, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor staff -- for the workman is worthy of his nourishment.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Ministry of the Twelve
9Do not carry any gold or silver or copper in your belts. 10Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions. 11Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.…

Cross References
1 Samuel 17:40
And David took his staff in his hand, selected five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the pouch of his shepherd's bag. And with his sling in hand, he approached the Philistine.

Matthew 10:11
Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.

Mark 6:8
He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey--no bread, no bag, no money in their belts--

Luke 9:3
"Take nothing for the journey," He told them, "no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic.

Luke 10:7
Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.

1 Corinthians 9:14
In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.

1 Timothy 5:18
For the Scripture says, "Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain," and, "The worker is worthy of his wages."


Treasury of Scripture

Nor money for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.

scrip.

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?

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.

two.

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.

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.

staves.

Luke 10:7
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 Corinthians 9:4-14
Have we not power to eat and to drink? …

Galatians 6:6,7
Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things…

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Matthew 10
1. Jesus sends out his apostles, enabling them with power to do miracles;
5. giving them their charge, teaches them;
16. comforts them against persecutions;
40. and promises a blessing to those who receive them.














(10) Scrip.--The practical obsoleteness of the word in modern English makes it necessary to remind readers of the New Testament that the "scrip" or wallet was a small basket carried on the back, or by a strap hanging from one shoulder, containing the food of the traveller. So David carried in his scrip the five smooth stones from the brook (1Samuel 17:40). Such a basket was looked on as the necessary equipment even of the poorest traveller, yet the apostles were to go without it. St. Mark adds, what was implied in this, "no bread."

Neither two coats.--Commonly, the poorer Eastern traveller carried with him the flowing plaid-like outer garment (the modern abba), with one "coat" or tunic next the skin, and one clean one as a change. That simplest of all the comforts of life they were in this work of theirs to dispense with.

Neither shoes, nor yet staves.--The apparent contradiction between these words and St. Mark's "nothing except a staff only," "be shod with sandals," is explained by what has been said above. They were to have none of the reserved comforts of common travellers, no second staff in case the first should break, no second pair of shoes in which to rest the worn and weary feet. The "sandals" were the shoes of the peasant class.

Experience (and, we may add, the Spirit that teaches by experience) has led the Christian Church at large to look on these commands as binding only during the mission on which the Twelve were actually sent. It is impossible not to admire the noble enthusiasm of poverty which showed itself in the literal adoption of such rules by the followers of Francis of Assisi, and, to some extent, by those of Wiclif; but the history of the Mendicant Orders, and other like fraternities, forms part of that teaching of history which has led men to feel that in the long-run the beggar's life will bring the beggar's vices. Yet here, as in the case of the precepts of the Sermon on the Mount, the spirit is binding still, though the letter has passed away. The mission work of the Church has ever prospered in proportion as that spirit has pervaded it.

For the workman is worthy of his meat.--It is a singular instance of the varied application of the same truth, that these words--which our Lord makes the ground of His command that men should make no provision for the future and commit themselves to their Father's care--are quoted by St. Paul (1Timothy 5:18) as a plea for an organised system for the maintenance of the ministers of the Church. The same law fulfils itself in many ways--now by helping to pay the hire of the labourer, now by the full confidence that the payment may be left to God, and to the grateful hearts of men.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
[Take] no
μὴ (mē)
Adverb
Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

bag
πήραν (pēran)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4082: A sack, wallet for carrying provisions. Of uncertain affinity; a wallet or leather pouch for food.

for
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

[the] road,
ὁδὸν (hodon)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3598: A way, road, journey, path. Apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress; figuratively, a mode or means.

or
μηδὲ (mēde)
Conjunction
Strong's 3366: And not, not even, neither�nor. From me and de; but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor.

second
δύο (dyo)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1417: Two. A primary numeral; 'two'.

tunic,
χιτῶνας (chitōnas)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5509: A tunic, garment, undergarment. Of foreign origin; a tunic or shirt.

or
μηδὲ (mēde)
Conjunction
Strong's 3366: And not, not even, neither�nor. From me and de; but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor.

sandals,
ὑποδήματα (hypodēmata)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 5266: A sandal; anything bound under. From hupodeo; something bound under the feet, i.e. A shoe or sandal.

or
μηδὲ (mēde)
Conjunction
Strong's 3366: And not, not even, neither�nor. From me and de; but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor.

staff;
ῥάβδον (rhabdon)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4464: A rod, staff, staff of authority, scepter. From the base of rhapizo; a stick or wand.

for
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

worker
ἐργάτης (ergatēs)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2040: A field-laborer; then: a laborer, workman in general. From ergon; a toiler; figuratively, a teacher.

[is] worthy
ἄξιος (axios)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 514: Worthy, worthy of, deserving, comparable, suitable. Probably from ago; deserving, comparable or suitable.

of
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

provisions.
τροφῆς (trophēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 5160: Food, nourishment, maintenance. From trepho; nourishment; by implication, rations.


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