And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
Study Helps
Interpretation
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.
Glossary
- City People
- The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).