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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/luke/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“If you enter a town and it welcomes you, eat whatever is set before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you enter a town and they welcome you, eat whatever is set before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And into whatever city you might enter and they receive you, eat the things set before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whatever city you enter and they receive you, eat what is served to you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Whatever city you enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat what is set before you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And whatever city you enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Whenever you go into a city and they welcome you, eat what is set before you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you enter any town, and they welcome you, eat the things set before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you enter any town, and they welcome you, eat the things set before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If the people of a town welcome you, eat whatever they offer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Whenever you go into a city and the people welcome you, eat whatever they serve you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Whenever you go into a town and are made welcome, eat what is set before you, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Whenever you go into a town and the people welcome you, eat whatever they serve you, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Whenever you enter a town and the people welcome you, eat what is set before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Into whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat the things that are set before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And into whatever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"And whatever town you come to and they receive you, eat what they put before you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you enter a town and they welcome you, eat whatever is set before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Into whatever city you enter and they receive you, eat the things that are set before you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and into whatever city you enter, and they may receive you, eat the things set before you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And into whatever city you might enter and they receive you, eat the things set before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and into whatever city ye enter, and they may receive you, eat the things set before you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And in whatever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat the things set before you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And into what city soever you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And into whatever city you have entered and they have received you, eat what they set before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat what is set before you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Whenever you enter a town and its people welcome you, eat what is set before you;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And into whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat whatever they set before you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“And whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat anything that is offered to you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat what is set before you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Into whatsoever city you may enter and they may receive you, eat those things which are placed by you:<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they welcome you, eat whatever is set before you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />when you come to any city, where they receive you, eat without scruple, whatever food is set before you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"And whatever town you come to and they receive you, eat what they put before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you;<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Go not from house to house. And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat <Fr><i>such</i><FR> things <Fr><i>as are</i><FR> set before you;<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/10-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=4136" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/10.htm">Jesus Sends Out the Disciples</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1525.htm" title="1525: eiserchēsthe (V-PSM/P-2P) -- To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.">If you enter</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hēn (RelPro-AFS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">a</a> <a href="/greek/302.htm" title="302: an (Prtcl) -- A primary particle, denoting a supposition, wish, possibility or uncertainty."></a> <a href="/greek/4172.htm" title="4172: polin (N-AFS) -- A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.">town</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1209.htm" title="1209: dechōntai (V-PSM/P-3P) -- To take, receive, accept, welcome. Middle voice of a primary verb; to receive.">they welcome</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you,</a> <a href="/greek/2068.htm" title="2068: esthiete (V-PMA-2P) -- Strengthened for a primary edo; used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by phago; to eat.">eat</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">whatever</a> <a href="/greek/3908.htm" title="3908: paratithemena (V-PPM/P-ANP) -- From para and tithemi; to place alongside, i.e. Present; by implication, to deposit.">is set before</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">9</span>Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-11.htm">Matthew 10:11-14</a></span><br />Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on. / As you enter the home, greet its occupants. / If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it, but if it is not, let your peace return to you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-40.htm">Matthew 10:40</a></span><br />He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-8.htm">Matthew 10:8</a></span><br />Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-9.htm">Matthew 10:9-10</a></span><br />Do not carry any gold or silver or copper in your belts. / Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-12.htm">Matthew 10:12-13</a></span><br />As you enter the home, greet its occupants. / If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it, but if it is not, let your peace return to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-27.htm">1 Corinthians 10:27</a></span><br />If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-34.htm">Acts 16:34</a></span><br />Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-10.htm">Acts 10:10-15</a></span><br />He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. / He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. / It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-47.htm">Acts 10:47-48</a></span><br />“Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!” / So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-15.htm">Acts 16:15</a></span><br />And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-33.htm">Acts 16:33-34</a></span><br />At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized. / Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-7.htm">Acts 28:7-10</a></span><br />Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days. / The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man. / After this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-4.htm">1 Corinthians 9:4-14</a></span><br />Have we no right to food and to drink? / Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas? / Or are Barnabas and I the only apostles who must work for a living? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-18.htm">1 Timothy 5:18</a></span><br />For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-1.htm">Genesis 18:1-8</a></span><br />Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent. / And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground. / “My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And into whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:</p><p class="hdg">and.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/10-10.htm">Luke 10:10</a></b></br> But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/9-48.htm">Luke 9:48</a></b></br> And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/10-40.htm">Matthew 10:40</a></b></br> He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.</p><p class="hdg">eat.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/10-27.htm">1 Corinthians 10:27</a></b></br> If any of them that believe not bid you <i>to a feast</i>, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/10-1.htm">City</a> <a href="/luke/9-17.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/luke/10-5.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/luke/10-7.htm">Food</a> <a href="/luke/9-53.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/luke/9-11.htm">Welcomed</a> <a href="/luke/10-5.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/luke/10-5.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/luke/10-5.htm">Whenever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/10-10.htm">City</a> <a href="/luke/11-6.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/luke/10-10.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/luke/12-19.htm">Food</a> <a href="/luke/10-10.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/luke/10-10.htm">Welcomed</a> <a href="/luke/10-10.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/luke/10-10.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/luke/10-10.htm">Whenever</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-1.htm">Jesus sends out at once seventy disciples to work miracles, and to preach;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-13.htm">pronounces a woe against certain cities.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-17.htm">The seventy return with joy; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-18.htm">he shows them wherein to rejoice, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-21.htm">and thanks his Father for his grace;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-23.htm">magnifies the happy estate of his church;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-25.htm">teaches the lawyer how to attain eternal life, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-30.htm">and tells the parable of the good Samaritan;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-38.htm">reprimands Martha, and commends Mary her sister.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The disciples were sent out by Jesus to spread the message of the Kingdom of God, and their reception in a town was a sign of openness to their message. This reflects the broader biblical theme of hospitality, as seen in <a href="/genesis/18.htm">Genesis 18</a> with Abraham and the three visitors. The act of welcoming is also a metaphor for accepting the teachings of Jesus, as seen in <a href="/matthew/10-40.htm">Matthew 10:40</a>, where Jesus says, "He who receives you receives Me."<p><b>eat whatever is set before you</b><br>This instruction emphasizes the importance of accepting hospitality without complaint or discrimination, reflecting the unity and fellowship among believers. In the context of Jewish dietary laws, this command suggests a temporary suspension of such restrictions for the sake of the mission, similar to Peter's vision in <a href="/acts/10-9.htm">Acts 10:9-16</a>, where God declares all foods clean. This phrase underscores the principle of adaptability and respect for the customs of others, as Paul later articulates in <a href="/1_corinthians/9-22.htm">1 Corinthians 9:22</a>, "I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some." It also prefigures the breaking down of barriers between Jews and Gentiles, a key theme in the early church.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The speaker of this verse, providing instructions to His disciples as He sends them out on a mission.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>The immediate audience of Jesus' instructions, tasked with spreading the message of the Kingdom of God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/towns.htm">Towns</a></b><br>The various locations where the disciples are sent to preach and perform miracles.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/hospitality.htm">Hospitality</a></b><br>The cultural practice of welcoming and providing for guests, which is central to the disciples' mission.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mission_of_the_seventy-two.htm">Mission of the Seventy-Two</a></b><br>The broader context of this passage, where Jesus sends out seventy-two disciples to prepare the way for His ministry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/acceptance_of_provision.htm">Acceptance of Provision</a></b><br>Jesus instructs His disciples to accept the hospitality offered to them, teaching us to graciously receive what God provides through others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_sensitivity.htm">Cultural Sensitivity</a></b><br>The command to "eat whatever is set before you" highlights the importance of respecting and adapting to different cultural practices for the sake of the Gospel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>The disciples are to rely on God's provision through the hospitality of others, reminding us to trust in God's care as we serve Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_and_fellowship.htm">Unity and Fellowship</a></b><br>Sharing meals fosters community and fellowship, which are vital for the unity of believers and the effective spread of the Gospel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/mission_readiness.htm">Mission Readiness</a></b><br>The disciples' readiness to accept hospitality reflects their commitment to the mission, encouraging us to be prepared and willing to serve wherever God sends us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_watchmen.htm">Who was Joanna in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_luke_10_25-37_view_samaritans.htm">Luke 10:25-37 - How does the sympathetic portrayal of the Samaritan compare with other biblical passages that cast Samaritans negatively?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_jesus_allow_disciples_a_staff.htm">Did Jesus allow his disciples to keep a staff on their journey? Yes (Mark 6:8) No (Matthew 10:9; Luke 9:3)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_wealth.htm">How did Jesus interact with women?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">Eat such things as are set before you.</span>--The precise form of the precept is peculiar to St. Luke, but the spirit is the same as that of the words which had been spoken to the Twelve. The Evangelist preachers were to accept whatever was provided for them by a willing host, and to avoid even the appearance of caring for outward comforts.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Eat such things as are set before you</span>. Most commentators have simply seen in this charge <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> an instruction to be content with whatever their host should set before them, avoiding even the appearance of caring or wishing for dainties; <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> that his servants should look upon such maintenance in the light of a fairly earned wage, rather than as an alms bestowed upon a beggar. In other words, his servants, while perfectly content with the most frugal fare, at the same time should preserve their manly independence. The bare austere sustenance, the simple lodging, - <span class="accented">these</span> things they had surely earned. But in addition to this meaning, true and appropriate though it be, there seems a quiet recommendation not to be rigid in inquiring as to the cleanness or uncleanness of the viands. One very able commentator (Godet) remarks that of this there is no question, for we are yet in a Jewish world. But remembering only in the last chapter a mission was specially sent to a Samaritan village, such an assertion can scarcely be maintained. It seems probable that extreme rigidness in this particular, now that mission work on a broad scale had commenced, here began to be relaxed; and that in this charge of Jesus we have, at least, the basis of that yet broader commandment set out by St. Paul in <a href="/1_corinthians/10-27.htm">1 Corinthians 10:27</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/10-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">If you enter</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰσέρχησθε</span> <span class="translit">(eiserchēsthe)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1525.htm">Strong's 1525: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a</span><br /><span class="grk">ἣν</span> <span class="translit">(hēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">town</span><br /><span class="grk">πόλιν</span> <span class="translit">(polin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4172.htm">Strong's 4172: </a> </span><span class="str2">A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">they welcome</span><br /><span class="grk">δέχωνται</span> <span class="translit">(dechōntai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1209.htm">Strong's 1209: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take, receive, accept, welcome. Middle voice of a primary verb; to receive.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you,</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμᾶς</span> <span class="translit">(hymas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">eat</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐσθίετε</span> <span class="translit">(esthiete)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2068.htm">Strong's 2068: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strengthened for a primary edo; used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by phago; to eat.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whatever</span><br /><span class="grk">τὰ</span> <span class="translit">(ta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is set before</span><br /><span class="grk">παρατιθέμενα</span> <span class="translit">(paratithemena)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3908.htm">Strong's 3908: </a> </span><span class="str2">From para and tithemi; to place alongside, i.e. Present; by implication, to deposit.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you.</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμῖν</span> <span class="translit">(hymin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. 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