Luke 9 · Verse 4

Luke 9:4

And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.
Luke 9:4, King James Version

Luke 9:4 in other translations

BSBWhatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that area.
WEBInto whatever house you enter, stay there, and depart from there.
ASVAnd into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide, and thence depart.
YLTand into whatever house ye may enter, there remain, and thence depart;
DARBYAnd into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide and thence go forth.
BBEAnd if you go into a house, let that house be your resting-place till you go away.
WebsterAnd into whatever house ye enter, there abide, and thence depart.

What does Luke 9:4 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 There abide, and thence depart - That is, remain in that lodging till ye depart from that city. Some MSS. and versions add μη, which makes the following sense: There remain, and depart Not thence. See the note on Mat 10:11.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 9:1-9

Peter's testimony to Christ, Self-denial enjoined. (18-27) The transfiguration. (28-36) An evil spirit cast out. (37-42) Christ checks the ambition of his disciples. (43-50) He reproves their mistaken zeal. (51-56) Every thing to be given up for Christ. (57-62) Verses 1-9 Christ sent his twelve disciples abroad, who by this time were able to teach others what they had received from the Lord. They must not be anxious…

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Luke 9:4 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
εἰςeisintoG1519
ἣνhēnwhateverG3739
ἂνanmaybeG302
οἰκίανoikianhouseG3614
εἰσέλθητε,eiselthēteyou may enter,G1525
ἐκεῖekeithereG1563
μένετεmenetedo remainG3306
καὶkaiandG2532
ἐκεῖθενekeithenfrom thereG1564
ἐξέρχεσθε.exerchesthedo go forth.G1831

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 9:4

  • Matthew 10:11

    And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.

  • Mark 6:10

    And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.

  • Luke 10:5-8

    And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house. And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again. And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:

  • Acts 16:15

    And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
10:5-8; Mt 10:11; Mr 6:10; Ac 16:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Luke 9:3

    And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.

  • Luke 9:4

    And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.

  • Luke 9:5

    And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.

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Luke 9:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y en cualquiera casa en que entrareis, quedad allí, y de allí salid.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et dans quelque maison que vous entriez, là demeurez, et de là partez.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und in welches Haus irgend ihr eintretet, daselbst bleibet, und von dannen gehet aus.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et in quamcumque domum intraveritis, ibi manete, et inde ne exeatis.