^10:3Go! I⁷ am sending you out like lambs⁸ surrounded by wolves.⁹^10:4Do not carry¹⁰ a money bag,¹¹ a traveler’s bag,¹² or sandals, and greet no one on the road.¹³

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Footnotes

7 Grk “Behold I.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis ( 1).
8 On the imagery of lambs see Isa 40:11, Ezek 34:11–31, and John 10:1–18.
9 This imagery of wolves is found in intertestamental Judaism as well; see Pss. Sol. 8:23.
10 On the command Do not carry see Luke 9:3. The travel instructions communicate a note of urgency and stand in contrast to philosophical teachers, who often took a bag. There is no ostentation in this ministry.
11 Traditionally, “a purse.”
12 Or possibly “a beggar’s bag” (L&N 6.145; πήρα).
13 Or “no one along the way.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and greet no one on the road.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Now go; I’m sending you out like lambs among wolves. Don’t carry a money-bag, traveling bag, or sandals; don’t greet anyone along the road.

NLTNew Living Translation

Now go, and remember that I am sending you out as lambs among wolves. 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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Go! Behold, I am sending you out like lambs in the midst of wolves! Do not carry a money bag or a traveler’s bag or sandals, and greet no one along the road.

KJV 1900King James Version

Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.

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