Matthew 10:13

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

And if the house is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 35:13 : 13 When they were sick, I wore sackcloth, and refrained from eating food.(If I am lying, may my prayers go unanswered!)
  • Luke 10:6 : 6 And if a peace-loving person is there, your peace will remain on him, but if not, it will return to you.
  • 2 Cor 2:16 : 16 to the latter an odor from death to death, but to the former a fragrance from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 10:3-11
    9 verses
    90%

    3Go! I am sending you out like lambs surrounded by wolves.

    4Do not carry a money bag, a traveler’s bag, or sandals, and greet no one on the road.

    5Whenever you enter a house, first say,‘May peace be on this house!’

    6And if a peace-loving person is there, your peace will remain on him, but if not, it will return to you.

    7Stay in that same house, eating and drinking what they give you, for the worker deserves his pay. Do not move around from house to house.

    8Whenever you enter a town and the people welcome you, eat what is set before you.

    9Heal the sick in that town and say to them,‘The kingdom of God has come upon you!’

    10But whenever you enter a town and the people do not welcome you, go into its streets and say,

    11‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this: The kingdom of God has come.’

  • Matt 10:14-15
    2 verses
    86%

    14And if anyone will not welcome you or listen to your message, shake the dust off your feet as you leave that house or that town.

    15I tell you the truth, it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town!

  • Matt 10:9-12
    4 verses
    85%

    9Do not take gold, silver, or copper in your belts,

    10no bag for the journey, or an extra tunic, or sandals or staff, for the worker deserves his provisions.

    11Whenever you enter a town or village, find out who is worthy there and stay with them until you leave.

    12As you enter the house, greet those within it.

  • Luke 9:4-5
    2 verses
    80%

    4Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave the area.

    5Wherever they do not receive you, as you leave that town, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”

  • Mark 6:10-11
    2 verses
    80%

    10He said to them,“Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave the area.

    11If a place will not welcome you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”

  • 2 John 1:10
    73%

    10If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house and do not give him any greeting,

  • Mark 13:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15The one on the roof must not come down or go inside to take anything out of his house.

    16The one in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.

  • Matt 10:40
    72%

    40Rewards“Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.

  • Matt 12:43-44
    2 verses
    72%

    43The Return of the Unclean Spirit“When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through waterless places looking for rest but does not find it.

    44Then it says,‘I will return to the home I left.’ When it returns, it finds the house empty, swept clean, and put in order.

  • Luke 13:35
    71%

    35Look, your house is forsaken! And I tell you, you will not see me until you say,‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

  • 1 Sam 25:6
    71%

    6Then you will say to my brother,“Peace to you and your house! Peace to all that is yours!

  • John 14:27
    71%

    27“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; I do not give it to you as the world does. Do not let your hearts be distressed or lacking in courage.

  • Luke 11:24-25
    2 verses
    70%

    24Response to Jesus’ Work“When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through waterless places looking for rest but not finding any. Then it says,‘I will return to the home I left.’

    25When it returns, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.

  • Deut 20:10-11
    2 verses
    70%

    10When you approach a city to wage war against it, offer it terms of peace.

    11If it accepts your terms and submits to you, all the people found in it will become your slaves.

  • Luke 7:6
    70%

    6So Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to say to him,“Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof!

  • Matt 10:6-7
    2 verses
    69%

    6Go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

    7As you go, preach this message:‘The kingdom of heaven is near!’

  • Matt 10:23
    69%

    23Whenever they persecute you in one town, flee to another! I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

  • Luke 17:31
    69%

    31On that day, anyone who is on the roof, with his goods in the house, must not come down to take them away, and likewise the person in the field must not turn back.

  • Mark 9:50
    69%

    50Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with each other.”

  • Mark 3:25
    68%

    25If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

  • Matt 24:17
    68%

    17The one on the roof must not come down to take anything out of his house,

  • Luke 13:25
    68%

    25Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him,‘Lord, let us in!’ But he will answer you,‘I don’t know where you come from.’

  • Matt 7:6-7
    2 verses
    68%

    6Do not give what is holy to dogs or throw your pearls before pigs; otherwise they will trample them under their feet and turn around and tear you to pieces.

    7Ask, Seek, Knock“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.

  • Matt 23:38
    68%

    38Look, your house is left to you desolate!

  • Matt 10:34
    68%

    34Not Peace, but a Sword“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace but a sword!

  • Luke 11:21
    68%

    21When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his possessions are safe.

  • Luke 10:38
    68%

    38Jesus and Martha Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him as a guest.

  • Matt 12:29
    67%

    29How else can someone enter a strong man’s house and steal his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can thoroughly plunder the house.

  • Judg 19:20
    67%

    20The old man said,“Everything is just fine! I will take care of all your needs. But don’t spend the night in the town square.”

  • Luke 12:51
    67%

    51Do you think I have come to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division!