Matthew 10:7
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Matthew 10:7 in other translations
| BSB | As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’ |
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| WEB | As you go, preach, saying, ‘The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!’ |
| ASV | And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. |
| YLT | ‘And, going on, proclaim saying that, the reign of the heavens hath come nigh; |
| DARBY | And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh. |
| BBE | And, on your way, say, The kingdom of heaven is near. |
| Webster | And as ye go, proclaim, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. |
What does Matthew 10:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 10:5-15
The Gentiles must not have the gospel brought them, till the Jews have refused it. This restraint on the apostles was only in their first mission. Wherever they went they must proclaim, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. They preached, to establish the faith; the kingdom, to animate the hope; of heaven, to inspire the love of heavenly things, and the contempt of earthly; which is at hand, that men may prepare for it…
Matthew 10:7 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Matthew 10:7
- Acts 28:31
Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
- Matthew 3:2
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
- Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
- Luke 9:60
Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
- Luke 16:16
The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
- Luke 10:9-11
And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say, Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
- Luke 9:2
And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
- Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
- Matthew 11:1
And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.
- Matthew 21:43
Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
- Matthew 21:31
Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
- Mark 6:12
And they went out, and preached that men should repent.
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Context
- Matthew 10:6
But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
- Matthew 10:7
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
- Matthew 10:8
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
Matthew 10:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y yendo, predicad, diciendo: El reino de los cielos se ha acercado. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et quand vous irez, prêchez, disant: Le royaume des cieux s’est approché. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Indem ihr aber hingehet, prediget und sprechet: Das Reich der Himmel ist nahe gekommen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Euntes autem prædicate, dicentes: Quia appropinquavit regnum cælorum. |