Matthew 10:14 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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What Does Matthew 10:14 Mean?
Not every door will open. Jesus prepares the disciples for rejection, instructing them that when a house or city refuses to receive them or hear their words, they are to shake off the dust of their feet as they go. The act is deliberate and symbolic.
To shake off the dust was to leave behind any claim or fellowship, declaring that the responsibility now rested with those who turned away. The messenger is not to nurse resentment or linger in argument, but to release the outcome to God and move on. Faithfulness does not depend on results; the disciple proclaims the word and entrusts every refusal to the righteous Judge.
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What does Matthew 10:14 mean?
Where they are not received, the disciples are to shake the dust from their feet as they leave.