ISV(i)
4 Don’t carry a wallet, a traveling bag, or sandals, and don’t greet anyone on the way.
5“Whatever house you go into, first say, ‘May there be peace in this house.’
6 If a peaceful person lives there, your greeting of peace will remain with him. But if that’s not the case, your greeting will come back to you.
7 Stay with the same family, eating and drinking whatever they provide, because the worker deserves his pay. Don’t move from house to house.
8“Whenever you go into a town and the people welcome you, eat whatever they serve you,
9 heal the sick that are there, and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you!’
10 But whenever you go into a town and people don’t welcome you, go out into its streets and say,
11 ‘We’re wiping off your town’s dust that clings to our feet in protest against you! But realize this: the kingdom of God is near!’
12 I tell you, on the last day it will be easier for Sodom than for that town!”
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