Passage Research
Matthew 10 — Sermon Preparation
Jesus sends out the twelve disciples with detailed instructions for their mission and warnings about persecution ahead. Below is a research summary for Matthew 10, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 42
- verses
- 720 / 236
- Greek words / lemmas
- 84
- classic sermon excerpts
- 9
- preachers & commentators
Matthew 10 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἄξιος | áxios | G514 | 7 | due reward, meet, worthy |
| δέχομαι | déchomai | G1209 | 7 | accept, receive, take |
| πόλις | pólis | G4172 | 6 | city |
| πατήρ | patḗr | G3962 | 7 | father, parent |
| ἀπόλλυμι | apóllymi | G622 | 5 | destroy, die, lose, mar |
| ὄνομα | ónoma | G3686 | 5 | called, name |
| εἰρήνη | eirḗnē | G1515 | 4 | one, peace, quietness, rest |
How preachers through history handled this text
84 public-domain excerpts on Matthew 10, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Our Lord warned his disciples to prepare for persecution. They were to avoid all things which gave advantage to their enemies, all meddling with worldly or political concerns, all appearance of evil or selfishness, and all underhand measures. Christ foretold troubles, not only that the troubles might not be a surprise, but that they might confirm their faith. He tells them what they should suffer, and from whom. Thus Christ has dealt fairly and faithfully with us, in telling us the worst we can meet with in his service; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Matthew 10:16–42 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Gomorrah— Matt 10:15
- Sodom— Matt 10:15
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