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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/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that town.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Wherever you go, stay in the same house until you leave town.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that area.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And into whatever house you might enter, remain there, and go forth from there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And whatever house you enter, stay there, and take your leave from there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that city [to go to another].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whatever house you enter, stay there and leave from there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whatever house you enter, stay there and leave from there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide, and thence depart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When you are welcomed into a home, stay there until you leave that town. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide, and thence depart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When you go into a home, stay there until you're ready to leave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Wherever you are welcomed, stay in the same house until you leave that town; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When you visit a home and stay there, and go out from there, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that area.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave the area.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Into whatever house you enter, stay there, and depart from there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And into whatever house ye enter, there abide, and thence depart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Whatever house you enter, make that your home, and from it start afresh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Into whatever house you enter, stay there, and depart from there. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and into whatever house you may enter, remain there, and depart from there;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And into whatever house you might enter, remain there, and go forth from there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and into whatever house ye may enter, there remain, and thence depart;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And into whatever house ye come in, remain there, and come out thence.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And whatsoever house you shall enter into, abide there, and depart not from thence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And into whatever house you shall enter, lodge there, and do not move away from there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Whatever house you enter, stay there and leave from there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Whatever house you enter, stay there, and leave from there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And into whatever house you enter, remain there, and depart from thence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/9.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“And whatever house you enter, stay there and from there go out.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And whatever house you enter, there remain, and thence depart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And into whatsoever house you may eaten there abide, and go out from thence.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide, and thence go out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />when you are lodg'd in any house, there stay, till you leave the place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Whatever house you enter, make that your home, and from it start afresh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>"And into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide, and thence depart.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And into whatever house ye enter, continue there, till ye leave that place.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/9-4.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=3546" 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/9.htm">The Ministry of the Twelve</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>“Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hēn (RelPro-AFS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">Whatever</a> <a href="/greek/302.htm" title="302: an (Prtcl) -- A primary particle, denoting a supposition, wish, possibility or uncertainty."></a> <a href="/greek/3614.htm" title="3614: oikian (N-AFS) -- From oikos; properly, residence, but usually an abode; by implication, a family.">house</a> <a href="/greek/1525.htm" title="1525: eiselthēte (V-ASA-2P) -- To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.">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/3306.htm" title="3306: menete (V-PMA-2P) -- To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay.">stay</a> <a href="/greek/1563.htm" title="1563: ekei (Adv) -- (a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there. Of uncertain affinity; there; by extension, thither.">there</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">until</a> <a href="/greek/1831.htm" title="1831: exerchesthe (V-PMM/P-2P) -- To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.">you leave</a> <a href="/greek/1564.htm" title="1564: ekeithen (Adv) -- Thence, from that place. From ekei; thence.">that area.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">5</span>If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.”…<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="/mark/6-10.htm">Mark 6:10-11</a></span><br />And He told them, “When you enter a house, stay there until you leave that area. / If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-5.htm">Luke 10:5-12</a></span><br />Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’ / If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you. / 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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-50.htm">Acts 13:50-51</a></span><br />The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district. / So they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/18-5.htm">Acts 18:5-6</a></span><br />And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ. / But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”<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="/mark/6-8.htm">Mark 6:8-9</a></span><br />He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts— / and to wear sandals, but not a second tunic.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-35.htm">Luke 22:35-36</a></span><br />Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered. / “Now, however,” He told them, “the one with a purse should take it, and likewise a bag; and the one without a sword should sell his cloak and buy one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-14.htm">1 Corinthians 9:14</a></span><br />In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.<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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-1.htm">Genesis 19:1-3</a></span><br />Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown, / and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.” / But Lot insisted so strongly that they followed him into his house. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/19-16.htm">Judges 19:16-21</a></span><br />That evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim, who was residing in Gibeah (the men of that place were Benjamites), came in from his work in the field. / When he looked up and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked, “Where are you going, and where have you come from?” / The Levite replied, “We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote hill country of Ephraim, where I am from. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and now I am going to the house of the LORD; but no one has taken me into his home, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-9.htm">1 Kings 17:9-16</a></span><br />“Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.” / So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.” / And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm">2 Kings 4:8-10</a></span><br />One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat. / Then the woman said to her husband, “Behold, now I know that the one who often comes our way is a holy man of God. / Please let us make a small room upstairs and put in it a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp for him. Then when he comes to us, he can stay there.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And whatever house you enter into, there abide, and there depart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/10-5.htm">Luke 10:5-8</a></b></br> And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace <i>be</i> to this house… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/10-11.htm">Matthew 10:11</a></b></br> And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/6-10.htm">Mark 6:10</a></b></br> And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/8-27.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/job/7-5.htm">Afresh</a> <a href="/luke/8-39.htm">City</a> <a href="/luke/8-37.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/luke/8-51.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/luke/9-2.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/luke/8-39.htm">Home</a> <a href="/luke/8-51.htm">House</a> <a href="/luke/8-52.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/mark/14-8.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/matthew/24-21.htm">Start</a> <a href="/mark/10-1.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/luke/4-23.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/luke/4-23.htm">Whatsoever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/19-5.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-6.htm">Afresh</a> <a href="/luke/9-5.htm">City</a> <a href="/luke/9-5.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/luke/10-5.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/luke/9-5.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/luke/9-61.htm">Home</a> <a href="/luke/9-61.htm">House</a> <a href="/luke/9-5.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/luke/11-24.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/luke/14-29.htm">Start</a> <a href="/luke/11-53.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/luke/10-5.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/luke/10-5.htm">Whatsoever</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/9-1.htm">Jesus sends his apostles to work miracles, and to preach.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/9-7.htm">Herod desires to see Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/9-10.htm">The apostles return.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/9-12.htm">Jesus feeds five thousand;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/9-18.htm">inquires what opinion the world had of him; foretells his passion;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/9-23.htm">proposes to all the pattern of his patience.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/9-28.htm">The transfiguration.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/9-37.htm">He heals the lunatic;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/9-43.htm">again forewarns his disciples of his passion;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/9-46.htm">commends humility;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">51. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/9-51.htm">bids them to show mildness toward all, without desire of revenge.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">57. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/9-57.htm">Many would follow him, but upon conditions.</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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In the context of Jesus sending out the Twelve, it reflects the reliance on God's provision through the generosity of others. This practice is rooted in the cultural norms of the time, where offering hospitality was a significant social duty. It also echoes the Old Testament examples of hospitality, such as Abraham welcoming the three visitors in <a href="/genesis/18.htm">Genesis 18</a>.<p><b>stay there</b><br>The instruction to stay in one house rather than moving from house to house emphasizes contentment and humility. It prevents the disciples from seeking better accommodations and ensures that their focus remains on their mission rather than personal comfort. This principle of contentment is echoed in Paul's teachings, such as in <a href="/philippians/4-11.htm">Philippians 4:11-12</a>, where he speaks of being content in all circumstances.<p><b>until you leave that area</b><br>This phrase suggests a temporary mission, with the disciples moving from place to place to spread the message of the Kingdom. It implies a strategic approach to ministry, focusing on one area at a time. The instruction also highlights the transient nature of their mission, reflecting the urgency of spreading the Gospel. This approach is seen in the missionary journeys of Paul, who would stay in a location until the work was established before moving on, as recorded in Acts.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure in the Gospel of Luke, who is giving instructions to His disciples.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>The followers of Jesus who are being sent out to preach the Kingdom of God and heal the sick.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_houses.htm">The Houses</a></b><br>Represents the homes of the people in the towns and villages where the disciples are sent.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_towns_and_villages.htm">The Towns and Villages</a></b><br>The areas where the disciples are instructed to minister.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_mission.htm">The Mission</a></b><br>The event of sending out the disciples to spread the message of the Kingdom of God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/contentment_in_ministry.htm">Contentment in Ministry</a></b><br>Jesus instructs His disciples to stay in one house, teaching them to be content with what is provided and to focus on their mission rather than seeking better accommodations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>By staying in one house, the disciples learn to rely on God's provision through the hospitality of others, reinforcing their trust in Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/simplicity_and_focus.htm">Simplicity and Focus</a></b><br>The instruction to remain in one place helps the disciples maintain simplicity and focus on their mission, avoiding distractions that could come from moving around.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hospitality_and_community.htm">Hospitality and Community</a></b><br>The passage highlights the role of hospitality in the early Christian mission, encouraging believers to open their homes and support those who are spreading the Gospel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_service.htm">Faithfulness in Service</a></b><br>The disciples are called to be faithful in their service, staying committed to their task in each location until it is time to move on.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_possession.htm">What does the Bible say about demon possession?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/insights_from_day_36_on_spiritual_growth.htm">What events define the 33 AD journey to the cross?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_disciples_travel_without_supplies.htm">Luke 9:3–6: How could the disciples realistically survive traveling with no staff, bag, or extra food, and is there any historical record supporting this? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_shem,_ham,_and_japheth.htm">Who were Shem, Ham, and Japheth in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.</span> On entering any new place they were to select, after due and careful inquiry (<a href="/matthew/10-11.htm">Matthew 10:11</a>), a family likely and able to assist them in their evangelistic work. This "house" they were to endeavour to make the centre of their efforts in that locality. This rule we find continued in the early years of Christianity. In the history of the first Churches, certain "houses" in the different cities were evidently the centres of the mission work there. We gather this from such expressions in St. Paul's letters as "<span class="accented">the Church which is in his house"</span> (comp., too, <a href="/acts/16-40.htm">Acts 16:40</a>, where the house of Lydia was evidently the head-quarters of all missionary work in Philippi and its neighbourhood). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/9-4.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">Whatever</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">house</span><br /><span class="grk">οἰκίαν</span> <span class="translit">(oikian)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3614.htm">Strong's 3614: </a> </span><span class="str2">From oikos; properly, residence, but usually an abode; by implication, a family.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you enter,</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰσέλθητε</span> <span class="translit">(eiselthēte)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 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">stay</span><br /><span class="grk">μένετε</span> <span class="translit">(menete)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3306.htm">Strong's 3306: </a> </span><span class="str2">To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκεῖ</span> <span class="translit">(ekei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1563.htm">Strong's 1563: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there. Of uncertain affinity; there; by extension, thither.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[until]</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">you leave</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐξέρχεσθε</span> <span class="translit">(exerchesthe)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1831.htm">Strong's 1831: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that area.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκεῖθεν</span> <span class="translit">(ekeithen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1564.htm">Strong's 1564: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thence, from that place. From ekei; thence.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/9-4.htm">Luke 9:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/9-4.htm">Luke 9:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/9-4.htm">Luke 9:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/9-4.htm">Luke 9:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/9-4.htm">Luke 9:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/9-4.htm">Luke 9:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/9-4.htm">Luke 9:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/9-4.htm">Luke 9:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/9-4.htm">Luke 9:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/9-4.htm">Luke 9:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/9-4.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 9:4 Into whatever house you enter stay there (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/9-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 9:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 9:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/9-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 9:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 9:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>