Even the dust (κα τον κονιορτον). Old word from κονις, dust, and ορνυμ, to stir up. We have seen it already in Mt 10:14;[Reference…

Be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.—There is something very solemnly impressive in the fact that this is th…

And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they re…

St. John Chrysostom: Peace is the mother of all good things; without it, all other things are useless. Our Lord therefore comm…

Rejecting the kingdom message has consequences: a Day of Judgment. Luke includes such warnings of it in 6:24–26; 12:46–48; 16:23–24; 21:22.

Even the very dust of your city, which cleaves on us
The Syriac version adds, "to our feet"; and so in Beza's most a…

Christ sent the seventy disciples, two and two, that they might strengthen and encourage one another. The ministry of the gospel calls people to re…