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Matthew 10:5–7

5 aThese twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them: Do not 1go 2in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the bSamaritans;

6 but rather go to athe lost sheep of the house of Israel.

7 And as you go, 1preach, saying,aThe kingdom of heaven 2is at hand.’

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Matthew 10:5–7 — The New International Version (NIV)

These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. As you go, proclaim this message:The kingdom of heaven has come near.’

Matthew 10:5–7 — English Standard Version (ESV)

These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And proclaim as you go, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’

Matthew 10:5–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Matthew 10:5–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Jesus sent out the twelve apostles with these instructions: Don’t go to the Gentiles or the Samaritans, but only to the people of IsraelGod’s lost sheep. Go and announce to them that the Kingdom of Heaven is near.

Matthew 10:5–7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans. But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’

Matthew 10:5–7 — New Century Version (NCV)

Jesus sent out these twelve men with the following order: Don’t go to the non-Jewish people or to any town where the Samaritans live. But go to the people of Israel, who are like lost sheep. When you go, preach this:The kingdom of heaven is near.’

Matthew 10:5–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

These twelve Jesus sent forth, and charged them, saying, Go not into any way of the Gentiles, and enter not into any city of the Samaritans: but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Matthew 10:5–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

These twelve Jesus sent out when he had charged them, saying, Go not off into the way of the nations, and into a city of Samaritans enter ye not; but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh.

Matthew 10:5–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Jesus sent these twelve out with the following instructions: “Don’t go among people who are not Jewish or into any Samaritan city. Instead, go to the lost sheep of the nation of Israel. As you go, spread this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’

Matthew 10:5–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Jesus sent out these 12 after giving them instructions: Don’t take the road leading to other nations, and don’t enter any Samaritan town. Instead, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, announce this:The kingdom of heaven has come near.’

Matthew 10:5–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, proclaim the good news, The kingdom of heaven has come near.’

Matthew 10:5–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them saying, “Do not go on the road to the Gentiles, and do not enter into a city of the Samaritans, but go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as you are going, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near!’

Matthew 10:5–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Jesus sent these 12 out with the following orders. “Do not go among those who aren’t Jews,” he said. “Do not enter any town of the Samaritans. Instead, go to the people of Israel. They are like sheep that have become lost. As you go, preach this message, ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’


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