Matthew 10:10
Good News Translation
do not carry a beggar's bag for the trip or an extra shirt or shoes or a walking stick. Workers should be given what they need.

New Revised Standard Version
no bag for your journey, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for laborers deserve their food.

Contemporary English Version
And don't carry a traveling bag or an extra shirt or sandals or a walking stick. Workers deserve their food.

New American Bible
no sack for the journey, or a second tunic, or sandals, or walking stick. The laborer deserves his keep.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Nor scrip for your journey, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor a staff; for the workman is worthy of his meat.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Nor scrip for your journey, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor a staff; for the workman is worthy of his meat.

scrip.

1 Samuel 9:7 And Saul said to his servant: Behold we will go: but what shall we carry to the man of God? the bread is spent in our bags: and we have no present to make to the man of God, nor any thing at all.

1 Samuel 17:40 And he took his staff, which he had always in his hands: and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them into the shepherd's scrip, which he had with him, and he took a sling in his hand, and went forth against the Philistine.

two.

Luke 3:11 And he answering, said to them: He that hath two coats, let him give to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do in like manner.

2 Timothy 4:13 The cloak that I left at Troas, with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee: and the books, especially the parchments.

staves.

Luke 10:7 And in the same house, remain, eating and drinking such things as they have: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Remove not from house to house.

*etc:

1 Corinthians 9:4-14 Have not we power to eat and to drink? . . .

Galatians 6:6,7 And let him that is instructed in the word communicate to him that instructeth him, in all good things. . . .

1 Timothy 5:17,18 Let the priests that rule well be esteemed worthy of double honour: especially they who labour in the word and doctrine. . . .

Context
The Ministry of the Twelve
9Do not possess gold, nor silver, nor money in your purses: 10Nor scrip for your journey, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor a staff; for the workman is worthy of his meat. 11And into whatsoever city or town you shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide till you go thence.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 17:40
And he took his staff, which he had always in his hands: and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them into the shepherd's scrip, which he had with him, and he took a sling in his hand, and went forth against the Philistine.

Matthew 10:11
And into whatsoever city or town you shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide till you go thence.

Mark 6:8
And he commanded them that they should take nothing for the way, but a staff only; no scrip, no bread, nor money in their purse,

Luke 9:3
And he said to them: Take nothing for your journey, neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats.

Luke 10:7
And in the same house, remain, eating and drinking such things as they have: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Remove not from house to house.

1 Corinthians 9:14
So also the Lord ordained that they who preach the gospel should live by the gospel.

1 Timothy 5:18
For the scripture saith: Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn: and, The labourer is worthy of his reward.

Matthew 10:9
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