Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.
Parallel translations
- WEB Carry no purse, nor wallet, nor sandals. Greet no one on the way.
- KJV Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.
- NKJV Carry neither money bag, knapsack, nor sandals; and greet no one along the road.
- NASB Carry no money belt, no bag, no sandals, and greet no one along the way.
- NLT Don’t take any money with you, nor a traveler’s bag, nor an extra pair of sandals. And don’t stop to greet anyone on the road.
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Quick answer
They are to carry no purse, bag, or sandals, and greet no one on the way. They travel light and stay focused, depending on God's provision.
Overview
The sparse instructions emphasize urgency, simplicity, and trust in God to supply their needs through those they serve. The command to greet no one on the way warns against time-consuming distractions, given the mission's urgency. The messengers are to rely on the Lord rather than their own resources.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- 2 Kgs 4:29So Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment, take my staff in your hand, and go! If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not answer him. Then lay my staff on the boy’s face.”
- Luke 22:35Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered.
- Luke 10:4–12Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.
- Mark 6:8–11He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—
- 2 Kgs 4:24Then she saddled the donkey and told her servant, “Drive onward; do not slow the pace for me unless I tell you.”
- 1 Sam 21:8Then David asked Ahimelech, “Is there not a spear or sword on hand here? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business was urgent.”
- Prov 4:25Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.
- Luke 9:59–60Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
- Matt 10:9–14Do not carry any gold or silver or copper in your belts.
- Gen 24:33Then a meal was set before the man, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told you what I came to say.” So Laban said, “Please speak.”
- Gen 24:56But he replied, “Do not delay me, since the LORD has made my journey a success. Send me on my way so that I may go to my master.”
- Luke 9:3–6“Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic.
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