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Matthew 10:8

What does Matthew 10:8 mean?

A plain-English look at Matthew 10:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Matthew 10:8 means

Jesus empowered His apostles to demonstrate the reality of the kingdom through miraculous signs: healing, raising the dead, cleansing lepers, and casting out demons. These actions mirrored His own ministry, providing undeniable evidence of God's power. The command "freely ye received, freely give" emphasizes that their authority and ability were a gift from God, not earned, and therefore should be dispensed without charge or personal gain. This principle underscores humility, generosity, and the selfless nature of gospel ministry, flowing from a sincere desire to serve others as they have been served by God.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons: freely ye received, freely give.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons: freely ye received, freely give.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Make well those who are ill, give life to the dead, make lepers clean, send evil spirits out of men; freely it has been given to you, freely give.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

infirm ones be healing, lepers be cleansing, dead be raising, demons be casting out--freely ye did receive, freely give.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out devils: freely have you received, freely give.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Heal [the] infirm, [raise the dead], cleanse lepers, cast out demons: ye have received gratuitously, give gratuitously.

Context

This verse outlines the powerful actions that are to accompany the apostles' proclamation of the kingdom, building upon the core message established in the previous verse. It provides practical demonstrations of the authority Jesus bestowed upon them, connecting their words with tangible evidence. The ethical principle of giving freely then transitions into instructions regarding their financial and material provisions.

v.7And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

v.8This passage

v.9Get you no gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Acts 4:9

    if we this day are examined concerning a good deed done to an impotent man, by what means this man is made whole;

  • Mark 16:18

    they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

  • Matthew 10:1

    And he called unto him his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of disease and all manner of sickness.

  • Acts 5:12

    And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people: and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch.

  • 2 Kings 5:20

    But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: as Jehovah liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.

  • Acts 3:6

    But Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but what I have, that give I thee. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.

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