# Matthew 10.15

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 13. <span class="rl-speech">And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.</span> 14. <span class="rl-speech">And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth out of that house or that city, shake off the dust of your feet.</span>
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> **15. <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.</span>**
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> 16. <span class="rl-speech">Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in theirs synagogues they will scourge you;</span> (Matthew 10:13-17, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 13. <span class="rl-speech">If the household is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it isn’t worthy, let your peace return to you.</span> 14. <span class="rl-speech">Whoever doesn’t receive you, nor hear your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake off the dust from your feet.</span>
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> **15. <span class="rl-speech">Most certainly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.</span>**
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> 16. <span class="rl-speech">“Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you.</span> (Matthew 10:13-17, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 13. <span class="rl-speech">And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.</span> 14. <span class="rl-speech">And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.</span>
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> **15. <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.</span>**
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> 16. <span class="rl-speech">Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. <sup>harmless: or, simple</sup></span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;</span> (Matthew 10:13-17, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 13. <span class="rl-speech">and if indeed the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it; and if it be not worthy, let your peace turn back to you.</span> 14. <span class="rl-speech">'And whoever may not receive you nor hear your words, coming forth from that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet,</span>
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> **15. <span class="rl-speech">verily I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.</span>**
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> 16. <span class="rl-speech">'Lo, I do send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves, be ye therefore wise as the serpents, and simple as the doves.</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">And, take ye heed of men, for they will give you up to sanhedrims, and in their synagogues they will scourge you,</span> (Matthew 10:13-17, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Sodom and Gomorrah Objection Defeater](/codex/sodom-and-gomorrah-objection-defeater/)
- [Why Doesnt God Stop Satan Objection Defeater](/codex/why-doesnt-god-stop-satan-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Atheism](/codex/atheism/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 10.5-42](/codex/matthew-10-5-42/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G2920 - krisis](/codex/g2920-krisis/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.